diff --git a/CHANGELOG.fr.md b/CHANGELOG.fr.md
index 7066584..ef44c28 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.fr.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.fr.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 ### Ajouté
 - Tableau de budget : colonne du total de l'année précédente affichée comme première colonne de données pour servir de référence (#16)
 
+### Corrigé
+- Tableau de bord : les catégories de niveau 4 apparaissent maintenant directement sous leur parent dans le tableau budget vs réel au lieu d'en bas de la section (#23)
+
+### Modifié
+- Tableau de bord : graphique circulaire réduit en taille et étiquettes de la légende affichées seulement au survol pour donner plus d'espace au tableau budget vs réel (#23)
+- Tableau de bord : disposition du graphique circulaire et du tableau budget passée d'un ratio 1:1 à 1:2 pour une meilleure lisibilité du tableau (#23)
+
 ## [0.6.3]
 
 ### Ajouté
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index edd44d6..4ac6cd5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 ### Added
 - Budget table: previous year total column displayed as first data column for baseline reference (#16)
 
+### Fixed
+- Dashboard: level-4 categories now appear directly under their parent in the budget vs actual table instead of at the bottom of the section (#23)
+
+### Changed
+- Dashboard: pie chart reduced in size and legend labels only shown on hover to give more space to the budget vs actual table (#23)
+- Dashboard: pie chart and budget table layout changed from equal 1:1 to 1:2 ratio for better table readability (#23)
+
 ## [0.6.3]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/CategoryPieChart.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/CategoryPieChart.tsx
index 2fe8195..76377a9 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/CategoryPieChart.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/CategoryPieChart.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default function CategoryPieChart({
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const hoveredRef = useRef<CategoryBreakdownItem | null>(null);
   const [contextMenu, setContextMenu] = useState<{ x: number; y: number; item: CategoryBreakdownItem } | null>(null);
+  const [showLegend, setShowLegend] = useState(false);
 
   const visibleData = data.filter((d) => !hiddenCategories.has(d.category_name));
   const total = visibleData.reduce((sum, d) => sum + d.total, 0);
@@ -66,8 +67,12 @@ export default function CategoryPieChart({
         </div>
       )}
 
-      <div onContextMenu={handleContextMenu}>
-        <ResponsiveContainer width="100%" height={280}>
+      <div
+        onContextMenu={handleContextMenu}
+        onMouseEnter={() => setShowLegend(true)}
+        onMouseLeave={() => setShowLegend(false)}
+      >
+        <ResponsiveContainer width="100%" height={200}>
           <PieChart>
             <ChartPatternDefs
               prefix="cat-pie"
@@ -79,8 +84,8 @@ export default function CategoryPieChart({
               nameKey="category_name"
               cx="50%"
               cy="50%"
-              innerRadius={50}
-              outerRadius={100}
+              innerRadius={35}
+              outerRadius={75}
               paddingAngle={2}
             >
               {visibleData.map((item, index) => (
@@ -110,7 +115,11 @@ export default function CategoryPieChart({
         </ResponsiveContainer>
       </div>
 
-      <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-x-4 gap-y-1 mt-2">
+      <div
+        className={`flex flex-wrap gap-x-4 gap-y-1 mt-2 transition-all duration-200 overflow-hidden ${
+          showLegend ? "max-h-96 opacity-100" : "max-h-0 opacity-0"
+        }`}
+      >
         {data.map((item, index) => {
           const isHidden = hiddenCategories.has(item.category_name);
           return (
diff --git a/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx b/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
index d484fbf..4bf8340 100644
--- a/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
         ))}
       </div>
 
-      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-4 mb-6">
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_minmax(0,2fr)] gap-4 mb-6">
         <div>
           <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-3">{t("dashboard.expensesByCategory")}</h2>
           <CategoryPieChart
diff --git a/src/services/budgetService.ts b/src/services/budgetService.ts
index 8a59581..c37ca27 100644
--- a/src/services/budgetService.ts
+++ b/src/services/budgetService.ts
@@ -404,13 +404,50 @@ export async function getBudgetVsActualData(
 
       rows.push(parent);
 
-      // Sort: "(direct)" first, then subtotals with their children, then alphabetical leaves
-      allChildRows.sort((a, b) => {
-        if (a.category_id === cat.id && !a.is_parent) return -1;
-        if (b.category_id === cat.id && !b.is_parent) return 1;
-        return a.category_name.localeCompare(b.category_name);
-      });
-      rows.push(...allChildRows);
+      // Sort preserving parent-child grouping:
+      // 1. "(direct)" first
+      // 2. Sub-groups (depth-1 parent + its depth-2 children) stay together, sorted by parent name
+      // 3. Standalone depth-1 leaves sorted alphabetically
+      const directRow = allChildRows.find((r) => r.category_id === cat.id && !r.is_parent);
+      const subGroups: { parent: BudgetVsActualRow; children: BudgetVsActualRow[] }[] = [];
+      const standaloneLeaves: BudgetVsActualRow[] = [];
+
+      for (const row of allChildRows) {
+        if (row.category_id === cat.id && !row.is_parent) continue; // skip direct row
+        if (row.is_parent && row.depth === 1) {
+          subGroups.push({ parent: row, children: [] });
+        } else if (row.depth === 2 && subGroups.length > 0) {
+          // Find the matching sub-group for this child
+          const matchingGroup = subGroups.find((g) => g.parent.category_id === row.parent_id);
+          if (matchingGroup) {
+            matchingGroup.children.push(row);
+          } else {
+            standaloneLeaves.push(row);
+          }
+        } else {
+          standaloneLeaves.push(row);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Sort sub-groups by parent name, children within each group alphabetically
+      subGroups.sort((a, b) => a.parent.category_name.localeCompare(b.parent.category_name));
+      for (const group of subGroups) {
+        group.children.sort((a, b) => {
+          // "(direct)" entries first within group
+          if (a.category_id === group.parent.category_id) return -1;
+          if (b.category_id === group.parent.category_id) return 1;
+          return a.category_name.localeCompare(b.category_name);
+        });
+      }
+      standaloneLeaves.sort((a, b) => a.category_name.localeCompare(b.category_name));
+
+      const sortedChildren: BudgetVsActualRow[] = [];
+      if (directRow) sortedChildren.push(directRow);
+      for (const group of subGroups) {
+        sortedChildren.push(group.parent, ...group.children);
+      }
+      sortedChildren.push(...standaloneLeaves);
+      rows.push(...sortedChildren);
     }
   }