Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Hungary
Hungary: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.3%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
22nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.3%
in 2021
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Hungary, 2014–2023
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Hungary stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Hungary peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
Hungary ranks 22nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.3% | — |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More poverty & inequality data for Hungary
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,630 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -9.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.19 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Hungary?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Hungary was 0.3% in 2023, according to World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Hungary ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Redistributive impact of fiscal policy, Gini index (%).