Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Hungary
Hungary: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 30.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Hungary, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Hungary is 30.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Hungary peaked at 30.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1984.
Hungary ranks 84th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.7% | — |
| 1982 | 14.6% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 14.7% | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 21.8% | +41.2% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 23.0% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 24.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.6% | 13.6% | 15.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 21.8% | 24.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 24.8% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 28.5% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 29.7% | 30.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More economy & growth data for Hungary
- 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 22,200 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 302.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 7.84 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 0.4619 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.5471 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Hungary?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Hungary was 30.4% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1984.
- How does Hungary rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Hungary ranks 84th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.