Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Hungary
Hungary: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 20.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Hungary, 2003–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Hungary is 20.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Hungary peaked at 45.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2022.
Hungary ranks 53rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41.4% | — |
| 2004 | 34.6% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 28.0% | 41.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 25.4% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 20.2% | 23.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Hungary?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Hungary was 20.2% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Hungary ranks 53rd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.