Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Hungary
Hungary: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 6.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Hungary, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Hungary stood at 6.4%.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Hungary peaked at 8.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2019.
That places Hungary 98th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More health data for Hungary
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 46,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 51,423 (2025)
- Population, female 51.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 48,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 48,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 46,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 44,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 44,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 47,545 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 49,400 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Hungary?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Hungary was 6.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2019.
- How does Hungary rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Hungary ranks 98th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).