Income share held by highest 10% in Hungary
Hungary: Income share held by highest 10% was 23.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Income share held by highest 10% in Hungary, 1987–2017
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by highest 10% in Hungary is 23.9%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Hungary peaked at 28.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1987.
Hungary ranks 96th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.3% | 19.0% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 21.9% | 26.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 21.5% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 23.1% | 24.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More poverty & inequality data for Hungary
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.49 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,630 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.19 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.213 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 29.85 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0867 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0867 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1071 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1134 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Hungary?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Hungary was 23.9% in 2017, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1987.
- How does Hungary rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Hungary ranks 96th out of 121 countries with data for 2017.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.