Hungary — Government consumption (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2027 · 58 observations
About this series
Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The government consumption reading for Hungary was 20.8% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 20.4% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.46 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 20.4% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2016–2027
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2027 | 21.4 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 22.1 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 20.8 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 20.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 20.5 % of GDP |
7 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2022 | 20.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 20.8 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 21.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 20 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 19.6 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 20.1 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 19.9 % of GDP |