Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Hungary
Hungary: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.2941 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Hungary, 2004–2022
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.2941 for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Hungary peaked at 0.332 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2407, in 2009.
That places Hungary 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2795 | — |
| 2005 | 0.332 | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2641 | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2572 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2465 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2407 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2662 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2692 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2795 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2859 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2811 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2835 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2808 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2891 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2797 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2865 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2805 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2777 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2941 | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.27 | 0.2407 | 0.332 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2801 | 0.2662 | 0.2891 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2841 | 0.2777 | 0.2941 | 3 |
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 income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Hungary?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Hungary was 0.2941 in 2022, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing 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 0.332 in 2005.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2407 in 2009.
- How does Hungary rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Hungary ranks 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing 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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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.