General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Hungary
Hungary: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9559 in 2020. ▬ Flat
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Hungary, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Hungary is 0.9559, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Hungary peaked at 1.16 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8511, in 2004.
Hungary ranks 47th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.06 | — |
| 1996 | 0.9585 | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9127 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9148 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9096 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9037 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.942 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9054 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8518 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8511 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.856 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9006 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8774 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9786 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9783 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.16 | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 1.09 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8769 | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9184 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9267 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9269 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9041 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9559 | +5.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.9559 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 82% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.9559 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 81% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9518 | 0.9096 | 1.06 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9106 | 0.8511 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.99 | 0.8769 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9559 | 0.9559 | 0.9559 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More public sector data for Hungary
- Arms imports 604.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 63.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 146.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 604.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 495.15 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0212 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.73 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,685 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Hungary?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Hungary was 0.9559 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 2013.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8511 in 2004.
- How does Hungary rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Hungary ranks 47th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of General public services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.