Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Hungary
Hungary: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 29.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29.9%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
19th
of 184 countries
All-time high
32.3%
in 1993
All-time low
21.8%
in 1984
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Hungary stood at 29.9%.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Hungary peaked at 32.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1984.
That places Hungary 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.4% | — |
| 1971 | 28.9% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 28.2% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 27.0% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 28.2% | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 27.7% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 26.5% | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 25.1% | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 24.2% | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 23.2% | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 22.1% | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 22.5% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 22.4% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 21.8% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 22.2% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 23.3% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 23.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 24.6% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 24.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 24.7% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 28.1% | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 29.4% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 32.3% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 30.4% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7% | 23.2% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 21.8% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 24.7% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 25.4% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 27.4% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 28.8% | 29.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 16 Lesotho 31.2% compare
- 17 Cape Verde 30.7% compare
- 18 Croatia 30.1% compare
- 20 Brunei Darussalam 29.7% compare
- 21 Zimbabwe 29.6% compare
- 22 Iran, Islamic Republic of 29.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Hungary
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,630 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -9.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.19 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Hungary?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Hungary was 29.9% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1984.
- How does Hungary rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Hungary ranks 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.