Social contributions in Hungary

Hungary: Social contributions was 8.50 trillion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
8.50 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
10th
of 112 countries
All-time high
8.50 trillion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
63.80 billion current LCU
in 1981
Years of data
44
1981–2024

Social contributions in Hungary, 1981–2024

02.0T4.0T6.0T8.0T1981200220241981: 63.8B current LCU1982: 74.5B current LCU1983: 84.2B current LCU1984: 117.3B current LCU1985: 134.3B current LCU1986: 148.5B current LCU1987: 157.5B current LCU1988: 193.5B current LCU1989: 271.3B current LCU1990: 323.2B current LCU1991: 372.5B current LCU1992: 466.1B current LCU1993: 543.0B current LCU1994: 639.4B current LCU1995: 849.0B current LCU1996: 971.2B current LCU1997: 1.2T current LCU1998: 1.4T current LCU1999: 1.5T current LCU2000: 1.7T current LCU2001: 2.0T current LCU2002: 2.2T current LCU2003: 2.4T current LCU2004: 2.6T current LCU2005: 2.8T current LCU2006: 3.0T current LCU2007: 3.5T current LCU2008: 3.7T current LCU2009: 3.4T current LCU2010: 3.2T current LCU2011: 3.7T current LCU2012: 4.0T current LCU2013: 4.1T current LCU2014: 4.3T current LCU2015: 4.6T current LCU2016: 5.0T current LCU2017: 5.0T current LCU2018: 5.2T current LCU2019: 5.6T current LCU2020: 5.4T current LCU2021: 5.8T current LCU2022: 6.5T current LCU2023: 7.5T current LCU2024: 8.5T current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 8.50 trillion current LCU for social contributions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 96.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social contributions in Hungary peaked at 8.50 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.80 billion current LCU, in 1981.

Hungary ranks 10th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 138.32 billion current LCU 63.80 billion current LCU 271.30 billion current LCU 9
1990s 832.46 billion current LCU 323.20 billion current LCU 1.52 trillion current LCU 10
2000s 2.71 trillion current LCU 1.75 trillion current LCU 3.66 trillion current LCU 10
2010s 4.47 trillion current LCU 3.24 trillion current LCU 5.58 trillion current LCU 10
2020s 6.74 trillion current LCU 5.39 trillion current LCU 8.50 trillion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 7 Russia 12.93 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 8 Indonesia 11.61 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 9 China 8.83 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 11 Mongolia 5.28 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 12 Costa Rica 4.93 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 13 Chile 3.69 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social contributions in Hungary?
Social contributions in Hungary was 8.50 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest social contributions recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 8.50 trillion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 63.80 billion current LCU in 1981.
How does Hungary rank for social contributions?
Hungary ranks 10th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
Is social contributions rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Social contributions (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Social contributions (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 3,266 data points, 1972–2024
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Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.