Corporate income tax (CIT) … rates Combined corporate income tax rate in Hungary
Hungary: Corporate income tax (CIT) … rates Combined corporate income tax rate was 9 Percentage of taxable income in 2026. ▼ Falling
Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business in Hungary, 2000–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
In 2026, corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Hungary stood at 9 Percentage of taxable income. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Hungary peaked at 20 Percentage of taxable income in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9 Percentage of taxable income, in 2017.
That places Hungary 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Corporate income tax (CIT) … rates Combined corporate income tax rate in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2001 | 18 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16 Percentage of taxable income | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 16 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.33 Percentage of taxable income | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 20 Percentage of taxable income | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 20 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 Percentage of taxable income | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 19 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 Percentage of taxable income | -52.6% |
| 2018 | 9 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 9 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 9 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.5 Percentage of taxable income, 42% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 9 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.74 Percentage of taxable income, 46% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.13 Percentage of taxable income | 16 Percentage of taxable income | 20 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 Percentage of taxable income | 9 Percentage of taxable income | 19 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 Percentage of taxable income | 9 Percentage of taxable income | 9 Percentage of taxable income | 7 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 116 Barbados 9 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 116 United Arab Emirates 9 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 119 Belize 0 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 119 Isle of Man 0 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 119 British Virgin Islands 0 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 119 Guernsey 0 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 119 Jersey 0 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 119 Bahamas 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 119 Bahrain 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 119 Bermuda 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 119 Cayman Islands 0 Percentage of taxable income
- 119 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 Percentage of taxable income
More economy & growth data for Hungary
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -26.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 233.67 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 170.62 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Hungary?
- Corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Hungary was 9 Percentage of taxable income in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 20 Percentage of taxable income in 2007.
- What is the lowest corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- How does Hungary rank for corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business?
- Hungary ranks 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2026.
- Is corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business rates — Combined corporate income tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Statutory and targeted, sub-central and combined corporate income tax (CIT) rates. Targeted rates of 'small incorporated business' are on the basis of size alone (e.g. number of employees, amount of assets, turnover or taxable income) and not on the basis of expenditures or other targeting criteria. Targeted rates data are only available for OECD member countries.