{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"hu-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hu-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hu-pharmaceutical-expenditure-share/","title":"Hungary Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2024)","description":"Hungary's Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share: 25.4 % of current health expenditure in 2024, -0.2pp YoY.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Hungary","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Hungary","temporal_coverage":"2016/2024","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Hungary Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2016–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"9"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Hungary"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Hungary (2024)","value":"25.4","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"9","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Hungary Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":9,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":32.24},{"period":"2017","value":30.62},{"period":"2018","value":29.72},{"period":"2019","value":30.45},{"period":"2020","value":28.13},{"period":"2021","value":25.33},{"period":"2022","value":25.03},{"period":"2023","value":25.6},{"period":"2024","value":25.38}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"25.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"25.6","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"25.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"25.3","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"28.1","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"30.4","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"29.7","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"30.6","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"32.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Hungary. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2016–2024 (9 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 32.2 % of current health expenditure in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 25 in 2022. The latest reading of 25.4 in 2024 represents a change of -0.2pp."}]}