Health spending as a share of total government spending in Hungary
Hungary: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 9.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Hungary, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Hungary is 9.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Hungary peaked at 11.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2015.
That places Hungary 105th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.9% | — |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.5% | 11.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Hungary?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Hungary was 9.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2015.
- How does Hungary rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Hungary ranks 105th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.