{"id":6581,"date":"2026-11-08T09:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T08:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/szineserzsebetvaros.hu\/szocialis-kiadasokban-az-unios-mezony-vegen-magyarorszag\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T09:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T08:06:11","slug":"hungary-ranks-at-the-bottom-of-the-eu-in-terms-of-social-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/szineserzsebetvaros.hu\/en\/szocialis-kiadasokban-az-unios-mezony-vegen-magyarorszag\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungary Ranks Near the Bottom of the EU in Social Spending"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"szev-en\" data-no-translation>\nSocial spending is more than a line in a national budget. It includes pensions, healthcare, family support, unemployment benefits and housing assistance \u2014 payments and services that directly affect the everyday lives of many households.<\/p>\n<p>According to an article published by Kontroll on 7 November, Hungary spent 16.7 per cent of its gross domestic product on social benefits and pensions in 2025. The European Union average was 27.5 per cent. Hungary recorded the third-lowest share among EU member states.<\/p>\n<h2>Only two countries ranked lower<\/h2>\n<p>Ireland had the lowest level of spending relative to GDP, at 11.2 per cent. Malta followed with 13.8 per cent, with Hungary next in the ranking.<\/p>\n<p>Kontroll linked the low figures in Ireland and Malta to differences between national pension systems. Voluntary and occupational schemes play a larger role in those two countries, reducing the weight of state pension expenditure. In Hungary, by contrast, almost all pension provision comes from the state pillar.<\/p>\n<p>Austria was at the other end of the table, spending 32.4 per cent of GDP on social protection and pensions. Finland recorded 32.2 per cent and France 32.1 per cent.<\/p>\n<h2>Spending rose, but its share remained low<\/h2>\n<p>The year-on-year figures present a different picture. Spending on social protection, measured in euros, increased in every EU member state in 2025. Hungary recorded growth of 6.6 per cent compared with 2024, placing it in the middle of the field, according to Kontroll.<\/p>\n<p>The figures measure different things: 6.6 per cent describes the annual rise in euro-denominated expenditure, while 16.7 per cent shows how large that spending was in relation to Hungary\u2019s GDP.<\/p>\n<p>Across the European Union, social protection expenditure reached \u20ac5,183 billion in 2025. This was 4.9 per cent higher than in the previous year.<\/p>\n<h2>Pensions accounted for the largest share<\/h2>\n<p>Pensions were the biggest item in the EU total. They accounted for \u20ac2,152 billion, or 41.5 per cent of all social protection expenditure. Healthcare benefits amounted to \u20ac1,556 billion, representing 30 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining funds went to family benefits, disability pensions, unemployment and housing support, and other forms of social assistance. Kontroll presented the figures as findings from an Eurostat survey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"szev-forras\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/kontroll.hu\/cikk\/belfold\/2026\/11\/07\/szocialis-ellatasok-teren-meg-nem-tunik-annyira-keresztenynek-magyarorszag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kontroll<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social protection covers a wide range of support, from pensions to healthcare and family benefits. In 2025, Hungary devoted a considerably smaller share of its economic output to these areas than the EU average, Kontroll reported, citing Eurostat data.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6583,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"szev_managed":"1","szev_hu_ok":"1","szev_en_ok":"1","szev_en_title":"Hungary near the bottom of the EU for social spending","szev_en_lead":"Social protection covers a wide range of support, from pensions to healthcare and family benefits. In 2025, Hungary devoted a considerably smaller share of its economic output to these areas than the EU average, Kontroll reported, citing Eurostat data.","szev_en_body":"Social spending is more than a line in a national budget. It includes pensions, healthcare, family support, unemployment benefits and housing assistance \u2014 payments and services that directly affect the everyday lives of many households.\r\n\r\nAccording to an article published by Kontroll on 7 November, Hungary spent 16.7 per cent of its gross domestic product on social benefits and pensions in 2025. The European Union average was 27.5 per cent. Hungary recorded the third-lowest share among EU member states.\r\n\r\n## Only two countries ranked lower\r\n\r\nIreland had the lowest level of spending relative to GDP, at 11.2 per cent. Malta followed with 13.8 per cent, with Hungary next in the ranking.\r\n\r\nKontroll linked the low figures in Ireland and Malta to differences between national pension systems. Voluntary and occupational schemes play a larger role in those two countries, reducing the weight of state pension expenditure. In Hungary, by contrast, almost all pension provision comes from the state pillar.\r\n\r\nAustria was at the other end of the table, spending 32.4 per cent of GDP on social protection and pensions. Finland recorded 32.2 per cent and France 32.1 per cent.\r\n\r\n## Spending rose, but its share remained low\r\n\r\nThe year-on-year figures present a different picture. Spending on social protection, measured in euros, increased in every EU member state in 2025. Hungary recorded growth of 6.6 per cent compared with 2024, placing it in the middle of the field, according to Kontroll.\r\n\r\nThe figures measure different things: 6.6 per cent describes the annual rise in euro-denominated expenditure, while 16.7 per cent shows how large that spending was in relation to Hungary\u2019s GDP.\r\n\r\nAcross the European Union, social protection expenditure reached \u20ac5,183 billion in 2025. This was 4.9 per cent higher than in the previous year.\r\n\r\n## Pensions accounted for the largest share\r\n\r\nPensions were the biggest item in the EU total. They accounted for \u20ac2,152 billion, or 41.5 per cent of all social protection expenditure. Healthcare benefits amounted to \u20ac1,556 billion, representing 30 per cent.\r\n\r\nThe remaining funds went to family benefits, disability pensions, unemployment and housing support, and other forms of social assistance. 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