Tax revenues vs income inequality in Hungary
Hungary: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 34.19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
34.19
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
29th
of 186 countries
All-time high
45.2
in 1993
All-time low
33.78
in 2021
Years of data
33
1991–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Hungary, 1991–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Hungary stood at 34.19.
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 revenues vs income inequality in Hungary peaked at 45.2 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 33.78, in 2021.
That places Hungary 29th out of 186 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 revenues vs income inequality in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.62 | — |
| 1992 | 44.35 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 45.2 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 42.74 | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 40.77 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 39.42 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 37.74 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 37.46 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 38.23 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 38.52 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 37.6 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 37.46 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 37.28 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.02 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 36.5 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 36.45 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.32 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 39.42 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 38.83 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 36.92 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 36.37 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 38.9 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 38.44 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 38.36 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 38.67 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 39.04 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 37.82 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 36.79 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 36.31 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.97 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 33.78 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 35.15 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 34.19 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.17 | 37.46 | 45.2 | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.84 | 36.45 | 39.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.76 | 36.31 | 39.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.77 | 33.78 | 35.97 | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Hungary?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Hungary was 34.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2 in 1993.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.78 in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Hungary ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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