Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Hungary
Hungary: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 41.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
41.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 44 countries
All-time high
51.4
in 2000
All-time low
41.2
in 2022
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Hungary, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Hungary is 41.2, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Hungary peaked at 51.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.2, in 2022.
Hungary ranks 9th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.4 | — |
| 2001 | 50.9 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 48.2 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 44.6 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 44.8 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 43.1 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 43.3 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 46.1 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 46.8 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 46.2 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 43.8 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 45.2 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 47.9 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 49 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.3 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 46.2 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 45 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 44.6 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 43.6 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 43.2 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 41.2 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 41.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.2 | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 41.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.25, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 41.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.4, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.54 | 43.1 | 51.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8 | 43.8 | 49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.93 | 41.2 | 43.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 - tax wedge on labour costs in Hungary?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Hungary was 41.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2 in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Hungary ranks 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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