Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Hungary
Hungary: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 6.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Hungary, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Hungary stood at 6.4%.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Hungary peaked at 8.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2019.
That places Hungary 98th 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Hungary?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Hungary was 6.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2019.
- How does Hungary rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Hungary ranks 98th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).