Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Hungary
Hungary: Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) was 2.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Hungary, 2003–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2015, households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Hungary stood at 2.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 140.3% on the previous year and up 143.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Hungary peaked at 2.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2006.
That places Hungary 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.6% | — |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +74.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -29.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +64.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +65.4% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +140.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 6 |
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 households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Hungary?
- Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Hungary was 2.1% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
- How does Hungary rank for households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative)?
- Hungary ranks 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
- Is households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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