Government spending on social protection in Hungary
Government spending on social protection in Hungary was equal to 12.3% of GDP in 2024.
Hungary, 2024
12.3%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
European Union, 2024
19.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
17.1%
Position in 2024
28th of 30
Government spending on social protection in Hungary over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.3% | 19.5% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | 19.1% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | 19.3% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | 20.2% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | 21.7% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | 19.2% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | 19.1% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | 19.3% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | 19.6% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | 19.6% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | 19.8% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | 20.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | 19.7% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | 19.3% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | 19.7% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | – |
| 2008 | 17.4% | – |
| 2007 | 17.2% | – |
| 2006 | 17.2% | – |
| 2005 | 16.6% | – |
| 2004 | 15.7% | – |
| 2003 | 15.7% | – |
| 2002 | 15.2% | – |
| 2001 | 14.3% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 15.3%, the figure has changed by −3.0 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Hungary has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 19.5%.