Hungary vs Iceland: Public social spending as share of GDP

Hungary

18.0%

in 2024

Iceland

19.2%

in 2024

Hungary rank

28th

Iceland rank

26th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Iceland currently reports 19.2% against 18.0% in Hungary, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 28th and Iceland ranks 26th 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.