Indicator 1: 82 000 HUF or 215 EUR. Public cultural expenditure Eurostat – Cofog 08/2, all levels of government, per capita in 2023.
Indicator 2: This corresponds to 1.0% of the GDP (Cofog), or 1.2% (KSH).
Indicator 3: Public culture expenditure in percentage of the total public expenditure in 2022 was 2.1%.
In 2023, the population of Hungary was 9.6 million. According to Eurostat/Cofog, total general government expenditure on culture was 2,061 million euro. In 2023, among EU countries, Hungary registered by far the largest ratio to GDP of government expenditure on Cofog08, ‘recreation, culture and religion’, at 2.6% of GDP (after the 2020 peak of 3.9%).
No further detailed information is available on expenditure. The website of the state secretariat for culture is limited to news, announcements and to the presentation of the structure and main responsibilities. Links lead to 18 subordinate institutions only.
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