Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region in Hungary

Hungary: Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region was 81,423 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
81,423
Change on year
up 18.7%
World rank
17th
of 34 countries
All-time high
81,423
in 2023
All-time low
22,729
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region in Hungary, 2000–2023

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2000201120232000: 22.7k2001: 26.9k2002: 31.7k2003: 34.3k2004: 38.1k2005: 42.0k2006: 42.0k2007: 46.7k2008: 49.0k2009: 42.4k2010: 43.6k2011: 44.6k2012: 44.8k2013: 44.8k2014: 45.3k2015: 47.2k2016: 50.1k2017: 54.7k2018: 57.5k2019: 62.0k2020: 58.3k2021: 63.0k2022: 68.6k2023: 81.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 81,423 for compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 81.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in Hungary peaked at 81,423 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,729, in 2000.

That places Hungary 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37,591 22,729 49,041 10
2010s 49,470 43,595 62,034 10
2020s 67,845 58,348 81,423 4

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 14 Finland 132,413 compare
  2. 15 Portugal 127,049 compare
  3. 16 Romania 124,952 compare
  4. 18 Greece 78,620 compare
  5. 19 Slovak Republic 51,616 compare
  6. 20 Luxembourg 43,153 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in Hungary?
Compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in Hungary was 81,423 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest compensation of employees by nuts 2 region recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 81,423 in 2023.
What is the lowest compensation of employees by nuts 2 region recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 22,729 in 2000.
How does Hungary rank for compensation of employees by nuts 2 region?
Hungary ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
357 places, 8,539 data points, 2000–2024
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