Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Hungary

Hungary: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.8114 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8114
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.9882
in 2003
All-time low
0.5432
in 2012
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Hungary, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9241996: 0.9261997: 0.921998: 0.9241999: 0.9352000: 0.9342001: 0.9452002: 0.9452003: 0.9882004: 0.9642005: 0.9382006: 0.8962007: 0.92008: 0.8472009: 0.8572010: 0.82011: 0.8292012: 0.5432013: 0.6362014: 0.6512015: 0.6552016: 0.6672017: 0.7262018: 0.8052019: 0.8132020: 0.811

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Hungary stood at 0.8114.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Hungary peaked at 0.9882 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5432, in 2012.

Hungary ranks 40th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, 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 0.9241
1996 0.9264 +0.3%
1997 0.9203 -0.7%
1998 0.9245 +0.5%
1999 0.9352 +1.2%
2000 0.9343 -0.1%
2001 0.9447 +1.1%
2002 0.9445 -0.0%
2003 0.9882 +4.6%
2004 0.9638 -2.5%
2005 0.9382 -2.7%
2006 0.8958 -4.5%
2007 0.9002 +0.5%
2008 0.8474 -5.9%
2009 0.8566 +1.1%
2010 0.8003 -6.6%
2011 0.8295 +3.6%
2012 0.5432 -34.5%
2013 0.6361 +17.1%
2014 0.6511 +2.4%
2015 0.6547 +0.6%
2016 0.6672 +1.9%
2017 0.7261 +8.8%
2018 0.805 +10.9%
2019 0.8128 +1.0%
2020 0.8114 -0.2%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.8114 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.8114 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 -34.5% 0.8295 0.5432

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9261 0.9203 0.9352 5
2000s 0.9214 0.8474 0.9882 10
2010s 0.7126 0.5432 0.8295 10
2020s 0.8114 0.8114 0.8114 1

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 37 Australia 0.8313 compare
  2. 38 Brazil 0.8255 compare
  3. 39 Denmark 0.8215 compare
  4. 41 Colombia 0.7867 compare
  5. 42 Slovakia 0.78 compare
  6. 43 France 0.7778 compare

See the full ranking of 75 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Hungary?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Hungary was 0.8114 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.9882 in 2003.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5432 in 2012.
How does Hungary rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Hungary ranks 40th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Subsidies, payable, 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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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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Coverage
75 places, 1,429 data points, 1990–2020
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