HU · 2021 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Hungary, 2021
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
17.6
Hungary, 2021
▼ 2.9% vs 2020 (18.2)
Analysis
In 2021, Hungary's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 2.9% compared to 2020, reaching 17.6.
Hungary accounts for 59.2% of the EU-27 total of 29.8.
Hungary ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 5.8% (from 18.7 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
59.2%
EU-27: 29.8
Hungary timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098