Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Hungary

Hungary: Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.8765 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8765
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
6th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.8765
in 2020
All-time low
0.6297
in 2011
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Hungary, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.841996: 0.7961997: 0.6951998: 0.7541999: 0.7762000: 0.6642001: 0.7042002: 0.7442003: 0.7172004: 0.7372005: 0.7022006: 0.6842007: 0.6572008: 0.6882009: 0.6952010: 0.6312011: 0.632012: 0.7332013: 0.7432014: 0.7342015: 0.752016: 0.8762017: 0.8572018: 0.8322019: 0.7972020: 0.877

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Hungary stood at 0.8765. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Hungary peaked at 0.8765 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6297, in 2011.

That places Hungary 6th out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Hungary, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.8399
1996 0.796 -5.2%
1997 0.695 -12.7%
1998 0.7536 +8.4%
1999 0.776 +3.0%
2000 0.6643 -14.4%
2001 0.7043 +6.0%
2002 0.7443 +5.7%
2003 0.7167 -3.7%
2004 0.7374 +2.9%
2005 0.7022 -4.8%
2006 0.6838 -2.6%
2007 0.6566 -4.0%
2008 0.6881 +4.8%
2009 0.6946 +1.0%
2010 0.6311 -9.1%
2011 0.6297 -0.2%
2012 0.7325 +16.3%
2013 0.7431 +1.4%
2014 0.7343 -1.2%
2015 0.75 +2.1%
2016 0.8755 +16.7%
2017 0.8569 -2.1%
2018 0.8323 -2.9%
2019 0.7975 -4.2%
2020 0.8765 +9.9%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.8765 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4558, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.8765 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4834, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7721 0.695 0.8399 5
2000s 0.6992 0.6566 0.7443 10
2010s 0.7583 0.6297 0.8755 10
2020s 0.8765 0.8765 0.8765 1

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 3 El Salvador 0.9973 compare
  2. 4 Malta 0.9822 compare
  3. 5 Azerbaijan 0.9581 compare
  4. 7 Bulgaria 0.8708 compare
  5. 8 Myanmar 0.8511 compare
  6. 9 Iran 0.8404 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Hungary?
Recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Hungary was 0.8765 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.8765 in 2020.
What is the lowest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6297 in 2011.
How does Hungary rank for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's?
Hungary ranks 6th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Recreation, culture and religion, 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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Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
59 places, 1,203 data points, 1990–2020
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