General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

In 2024, Hungary's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 6.5% compared to 2023, reaching 4.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.8%.

Hungary ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 4.3% (from 4.7% in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.