Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Hungary

Hungary: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.7696 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7696
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
21st
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.7696
in 2020
All-time low
0.4651
in 1998
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Hungary, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.5111996: 0.471997: 0.4831998: 0.4651999: 0.4842000: 0.4992001: 0.5042002: 0.5012003: 0.512004: 0.4952005: 0.4952006: 0.5132007: 0.552008: 0.5852009: 0.5732010: 0.562011: 0.5662012: 0.6762013: 0.7142014: 0.7252015: 0.7412016: 0.7482017: 0.7552018: 0.7382019: 0.7252020: 0.77

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Hungary is 0.7696, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Hungary peaked at 0.7696 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4651, in 1998.

Hungary ranks 21st of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Use of goods and services, 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 0.5114
1996 0.4696 -8.2%
1997 0.4826 +2.8%
1998 0.4651 -3.6%
1999 0.4836 +4.0%
2000 0.4995 +3.3%
2001 0.5039 +0.9%
2002 0.5013 -0.5%
2003 0.51 +1.7%
2004 0.4947 -3.0%
2005 0.495 +0.1%
2006 0.5129 +3.6%
2007 0.5502 +7.3%
2008 0.5845 +6.2%
2009 0.5731 -2.0%
2010 0.5595 -2.4%
2011 0.5662 +1.2%
2012 0.6759 +19.4%
2013 0.7142 +5.7%
2014 0.7254 +1.6%
2015 0.7408 +2.1%
2016 0.748 +1.0%
2017 0.755 +0.9%
2018 0.7383 -2.2%
2019 0.7255 -1.7%
2020 0.7696 +6.1%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.7696 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.7696 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5393, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4825 0.4651 0.5114 5
2000s 0.5225 0.4947 0.5845 10
2010s 0.6949 0.5595 0.755 10
2020s 0.7696 0.7696 0.7696 1

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 18 Rwanda 0.8262 compare
  2. 19 Israel 0.8238 compare
  3. 20 Ukraine 0.7864 compare
  4. 22 Thailand 0.7371 compare
  5. 23 Chile 0.7088 compare
  6. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7066 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Hungary?
Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Hungary was 0.7696 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.7696 in 2020.
What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4651 in 1998.
How does Hungary rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
Hungary ranks 21st out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 Use of goods and services, 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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Use of goods and services, 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
79 places, 1,598 data points, 1973–2020
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