Hungary Has Most Expensive Government In Europe, Reveals Latest Eurostat Data

  • 23 Mar 2021 1:26 PM
  • Hungary Around the Clock
Hungary Has Most Expensive Government In Europe, Reveals Latest Eurostat Data
Hungary spends a greater percentage of its GDP on government than any other EU member state, Eurostat reports.

Data from 2019, the latest available, shows that Hungary spent 8.2% of its GDP on its government, well above the EU average of 5.8%.

Finland spent 7.9%, a similarly high figure, and Austria 5-7%.

The state spends 4-5% of GDP on itself in the other Visegrád Four countries.


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