Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Hungary
Hungary: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 33.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Hungary, 1914–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Hungary stood at 33.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Hungary peaked at 43.4% in 1914 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1984.
That places Hungary 98th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 43.4% | — |
| 1915 | 42.0% | -3.3% |
| 1927 | 32.2% | -23.2% |
| 1930 | 31.0% | -3.9% |
| 1931 | 31.2% | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 31.6% | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 31.7% | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 31.8% | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 31.9% | +0.4% |
| 1937 | 32.1% | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 32.4% | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 32.5% | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 32.7% | +0.7% |
| 1951 | 29.6% | -9.5% |
| 1955 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 29.1% | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 28.5% | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 27.2% | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 25.9% | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 24.6% | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 23.4% | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 22.1% | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 20.8% | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 19.5% | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 18.2% | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 17.9% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 16.7% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 18.1% | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 26.1% | +37.2% |
| 1993 | 26.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 26.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 28.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 30.7% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | +1.6% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 33.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 33.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +37.2% | 19.0% | 26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 42.7% | 42.0% | 43.4% | 2 |
| 1920s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
| 1930s | 31.8% | 31.0% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.7% | 1 |
| 1950s | 29.7% | 29.6% | 29.7% | 5 |
| 1960s | 27.5% | 24.6% | 29.8% | 6 |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 18.2% | 23.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 16.7% | 19.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 25.8% | 29.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 28.9% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 32.0% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 32.8% | 33.4% | 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)
- 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 share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Hungary?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Hungary was 33.4% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1914.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1984.
- How does Hungary rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Hungary ranks 98th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.