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Data checked 28 Oct 2026 · next scheduled check 1 Jan 2027 · UN World Population Prospects (via World Bank) released 1 Jul 2026 · Eurostat released 21 Oct 2026 · World Bank WDI released 8 Oct 2026
Total spending · 2024
47.1%
-7.9 pts since 1995
Welfare · 2024
12.3%
-5.4 pts since 1995
Healthcare · 2024
4.70%
-1.0 pts since 1995
Defence · 2024
2.00%
+1.0 pts since 1995
Education · 2024
4.90%
-0.6 pts since 1995
Debt interest · 2024
5.00%
-4.0 pts since 1995
Gross debt · 2025
74.6%
of GDP · -9 pts since 1995
Population · 2025
9.5m
-7.9% since 1995
Public-sector employment
Not available: no official public-sector employment series is loaded for Hungary yet.
Welfare rose from 17.7% to 18.1% of GDP between 1995 and 2009, then fell to 12.3% by 2024.
Healthcare rose from 5.7% to 6.3% of GDP between 1995 and 2020, then fell to 4.7% by 2024.
Defence fell from 1.0% to 0.6% of GDP between 1995 and 2014, then rose to 2.0% by 2024.
Education rose from 5.5% to 6.4% of GDP between 1995 and 2003, then fell to 4.9% by 2024.
Debt interest fell from 9.0% to 2.3% of GDP between 1995 and 2019, then rose to 5.0% by 2024.
Total spending fell from 55.0% to 45.8% of GDP between 1995 and 2019, then rose to 47.1% by 2024.
Gross debt fell from 83.9% to 52.2% of GDP between 1995 and 2001, then rose to 74.6% by 2025.
Population fell from 10.3 million in 1995 to 9.5 million in 2025; the UN projects 8.6 million by 2050.