Income share held by third 20% in Hungary
Hungary: Income share held by third 20% was 17.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Income share held by third 20% 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
In 2017, income share held by third 20% in Hungary stood at 17.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Hungary peaked at 18.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2005.
Hungary ranks 15th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1% | 17.7% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 16.9% | 17.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.4% | 17.9% | 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 third 20% in Hungary?
- Income share held by third 20% in Hungary was 17.6% 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 third 20% recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2005.
- How does Hungary rank for income share held by third 20%?
- Hungary ranks 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2017.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 third 20%. 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. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.