Income share held by lowest 20% in Hungary
Hungary: Income share held by lowest 20% was 7.9% in 2017. βΌ Falling
Income share held by lowest 20% in Hungary, 1987β2017
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
In 2017, income share held by lowest 20% in Hungary stood at 7.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Hungary peaked at 11.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2005.
That places Hungary 36th out of 123 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 7.3% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 7.9% compare
- 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.9% compare
- 36 Sweden 7.9% compare
- 36 Thailand 7.9% compare
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 34.19 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.213 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Hungary?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Hungary was 7.9% 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 lowest 20% recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2005.
- How does Hungary rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Hungary ranks 36th out of 123 countries with data for 2017.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 lowest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.