Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Hungary
Hungary: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 33.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
33.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 32 countries
All-time high
45
in 2001
All-time low
30.8
in 2005
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Hungary, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Hungary stood at 33.5.
The figure is down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Hungary peaked at 45 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.8, in 2005.
Hungary ranks 23rd of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.44 | 30.8 | 45 | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.71 | 33.5 | 38.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Hungary
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1776 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,774 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,505 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,653 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,807 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,461 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Hungary?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Hungary was 33.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 45 in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8 in 2005.
- How does Hungary rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Hungary ranks 23rd out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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