Greece vs Hungary: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Greece
5.0%
in 2025
Hungary
4.8%
in 2025
Greece rank
40th
Hungary rank
42nd
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Greece
- Hungary
How they compare
Greece currently reports 5.0% against 4.8% in Hungary, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Hungary ahead.
Greece ranks 40th and Hungary ranks 42nd of 59 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Hungary in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Hungary |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 5.5% | 1.4% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 0.6% | Greece |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 0.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Greece or Hungary?
- Greece, at 5.0% against 4.8% in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Greece and Hungary?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Hungary rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 40th and Hungary ranks 42nd of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.