Employee compensation as share of government spending in Hungary
Hungary: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 19.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Hungary, 1981–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employee compensation as share of government spending in Hungary is 19.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Hungary peaked at 20.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1990.
Hungary ranks 101st of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.1% | — |
| 1982 | 7.3% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 7.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 8.4% | +27.5% |
| 1989 | 7.9% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | -17.1% |
| 1991 | 8.7% | +32.1% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 10.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -1.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 19.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 19.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 6.6% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 6.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.2% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 11.3% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.1% | 19.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More work & labour data for Hungary
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1776 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,774 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,505 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,653 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,807 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,461 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Hungary?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Hungary was 19.1% in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Hungary ranks 101st out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 42 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.