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Costa Rica vs Hungary: Government spending by function

Costa Rica
26.1%
in 2021
Hungary
24.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Hungary rank
35th

Government spending by function over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Hungary
010203040200720152023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 26.1% against 24.9% in Hungary, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Hungary ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Hungary ranks 35th of 37 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Government spending by function
Unit
% of government expenditure
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 618 data points, 2007–2024
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