European Union vs Hungary: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time
- European Union
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 34.57 million National currency against 7.19 million National currency in European Union, a difference of 27.38 million National currency.
That makes Hungary's figure about 4.8 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 2nd and Hungary ranks 2nd of 9 groups.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.57 million National currency | 2.85 million National currency | 279,906 National currency | Hungary |
| 2000s | 3.47 million National currency | 7.47 million National currency | 4.00 million National currency | Hungary |
| 2010s | 4.57 million National currency | 12.34 million National currency | 7.77 million National currency | Hungary |
| 2020s | 6.21 million National currency | 26.00 million National currency | 19.79 million National currency | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and, European Union or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 34.57 million National currency against 7.19 million National currency in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between European Union and Hungary?
- 27.38 million National currency, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Hungary?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Hungary rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- European Union ranks 2nd and Hungary ranks 2nd of 9 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org