Other expense (% of expense) in Hungary
Hungary: Other expense (% of expense) was 19.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Hungary, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other expense in Hungary is 19.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Hungary peaked at 19.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1990.
That places Hungary 15th out of 147 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Other expense (% of expense) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 2.5% | +113.7% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +29.8% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +196.0% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +30.1% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -31.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +36.5% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +5.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 19.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 19.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense (% of expense) in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +196.0% | 4.5% | 13.3% |
| 1991 | +113.7% | 1.2% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 1.2% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 9.3% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.0% | 19.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Hungary?
- Other expense in Hungary was 19.0% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for other expense?
- Hungary ranks 15th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.