Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary
Hungary: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.1609 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary stood at 0.1609. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary peaked at 0.2764 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1609, in 2020.
That places Hungary 53rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2764 | — |
| 1996 | 0.2704 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2618 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2528 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2499 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2326 | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2182 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2161 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2346 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2392 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2402 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2658 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2472 | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2267 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2338 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2233 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2042 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.223 | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2066 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1945 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1913 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1836 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1782 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1709 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1621 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1609 | -0.8% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.1609 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 75% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.1609 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2622 | 0.2499 | 0.2764 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2354 | 0.2161 | 0.2658 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1938 | 0.1621 | 0.2233 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1609 | 0.1609 | 0.1609 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 50 Kyrgyzstan 0.1658 compare
- 51 United States of America 0.1632 compare
- 52 Ukraine 0.1618 compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 0.1378 compare
- 55 Rwanda 0.1318 compare
- 56 North Macedonia 0.1236 compare
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 social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary was 0.1609 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2764 in 1995.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1609 in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Hungary ranks 53rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, 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.