Hungary vs Iceland: Government spending by function

Hungary
24.9%
in 2023
Iceland
23.9%
in 2023
Hungary rank
35th
Iceland rank
36th

Government spending by function over time

  • Hungary
  • Iceland
010203040200720152023

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 24.9% against 23.9% in Iceland, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 35th and Iceland ranks 36th 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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