Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) in Hungary
Hungary: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) was 41.15 Percentage of labour costs in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) in Hungary, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of labour costs.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 41.15 Percentage of labour costs for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in Hungary peaked at 55.8 Percentage of labour costs in 2001 and was at its lowest, 41.15 Percentage of labour costs, in 2022.
That places Hungary 9th out of 29 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage of labour costs | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.68 Percentage of labour costs | — |
| 2001 | 55.8 Percentage of labour costs | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 53.74 Percentage of labour costs | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 50.76 Percentage of labour costs | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 51.74 Percentage of labour costs | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 51.07 Percentage of labour costs | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 51.92 Percentage of labour costs | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 54.53 Percentage of labour costs | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 54.1 Percentage of labour costs | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 53.1 Percentage of labour costs | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 46.61 Percentage of labour costs | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 49.49 Percentage of labour costs | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 49.52 Percentage of labour costs | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.03 Percentage of labour costs | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 49.03 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.03 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.25 Percentage of labour costs | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 46.15 Percentage of labour costs | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 45.04 Percentage of labour costs | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 44.58 Percentage of labour costs | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 43.64 Percentage of labour costs | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 43.16 Percentage of labour costs | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 41.15 Percentage of labour costs | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 41.15 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.15 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.15 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.14 Percentage of labour costs | 50.76 Percentage of labour costs | 55.8 Percentage of labour costs | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.67 Percentage of labour costs | 44.58 Percentage of labour costs | 49.52 Percentage of labour costs | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9 Percentage of labour costs | 41.15 Percentage of labour costs | 43.64 Percentage of labour costs | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 6 Finland 42.48 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 6 Netherlands 35.94 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 7 Poland 35.03 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 7 Spain 41.44 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 8 Czechia 41.2 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 10 Sweden 41.14 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 11 Luxembourg 40.16 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 12 Portugal 39.34 Percentage of labour costs compare
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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 17.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 4,587 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 5,393 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 73.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in Hungary?
- Personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in Hungary was 41.15 Percentage of labour costs in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8 Percentage of labour costs in 2001.
- What is the lowest personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.15 Percentage of labour costs in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Hungary ranks 9th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) - average and marginal rates on gross wage and earnings — Tax wedge. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average and marginal personal income tax (PIT) and social security contribution (SSC) rates for a single person without dependent, at various multiples (67%, 100%, 133%, 167%) of the average wage. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household