Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Hungary
Hungary: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 8.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Hungary, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Hungary is 8.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Hungary peaked at 12.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2023.
That places Hungary 89th out of 129 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.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.3% | 12.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Hungary?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Hungary was 8.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2023.
- How does Hungary rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Hungary ranks 89th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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