Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Hungary
Hungary: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 34.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Hungary, 1991–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Hungary stood at 34.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Hungary peaked at 45.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2021.
That places Hungary 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.6% | — |
| 1992 | 44.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 45.2% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 42.7% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 40.8% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | -2.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 34.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.8%, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 34.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.2% | 37.5% | 45.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 36.4% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 36.3% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 33.8% | 36.0% | 4 |
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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Hungary?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Hungary was 34.2% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Hungary ranks 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.