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 0.8%
World rank
23rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.3%
in 2020
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 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% 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 2020.
Hungary ranks 23rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.213 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0867 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0867 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1071 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1134 (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 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Hungary ranks 23rd 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 3.0%. 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 (%)