Estonia vs Hungary: Public social spending as share of GDP

Estonia

17.2%

in 2023

Hungary

18.0%

in 2024

Estonia rank

30th

Hungary rank

28th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Hungary currently reports 18.0% against 17.2% in Estonia, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Hungary ahead.

Estonia ranks 30th and Hungary ranks 28th of 42 countries.

Indicator: Public social spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.