Hungary vs Romania: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Hungary
4.8%
in 2025
Romania
4.8%
in 2024
Hungary rank
42nd
Romania rank
43rd
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Hungary
- Romania
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 4.8% against 4.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 43rd of 59 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 0.7% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 0.2% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Hungary or Romania?
- Hungary, at 4.8% against 4.8% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Hungary and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Hungary ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 43rd 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.