Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Hungary
Hungary: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 29.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Hungary, 2004–2022
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Hungary stood at 29.4%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Hungary peaked at 51.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2022.
Hungary ranks 25th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 39.7% | 51.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 38.1% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 29.4% | 37.4% | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.213 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0867 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0867 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1071 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1134 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Hungary?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Hungary was 29.4% in 2022, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Hungary ranks 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Reduction in income inequality before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.