Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Hungary

Hungary: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 78.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
78.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 33 countries
All-time high
79.9
in 2010
All-time low
62.4
in 2005
Years of data
25
2001–2025

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Hungary, 2001–2025

0204060802001201320252001: 72.52002: 69.42003: 67.22004: 64.72005: 62.42006: 68.42007: 71.62008: 71.62009: 72.22010: 79.92011: 79.62012: 79.52013: 78.82014: 78.62015: 78.42016: 78.12017: 78.52018: 78.52019: 77.12020: 76.42021: 73.32022: 76.32023: 76.22024: 78.52025: 78.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Hungary stood at 78.5.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Hungary peaked at 79.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.4, in 2005.

Hungary ranks 16th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Hungary, 2001 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2001 72.5
2002 69.4 -4.3%
2003 67.2 -3.2%
2004 64.7 -3.7%
2005 62.4 -3.6%
2006 68.4 +9.6%
2007 71.6 +4.7%
2008 71.6 +0.0%
2009 72.2 +0.8%
2010 79.9 +10.7%
2011 79.6 -0.4%
2012 79.5 -0.1%
2013 78.8 -0.9%
2014 78.6 -0.3%
2015 78.4 -0.3%
2016 78.1 -0.4%
2017 78.5 +0.5%
2018 78.5 +0.0%
2019 77.1 -1.8%
2020 76.4 -0.9%
2021 73.3 -4.1%
2022 76.3 +4.1%
2023 76.2 -0.1%
2024 78.5 +3.0%
2025 78.5 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 68.89 62.4 72.5 9
2010s 78.7 77.1 79.9 10
2020s 76.53 73.3 78.5 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 13 Spain 79.72 compare
  2. 14 Netherlands 79.11 compare
  3. 15 Norway 78.7 compare
  4. 17 Switzerland 78.4 compare
  5. 18 Sweden 77.59 compare
  6. 19 Italy 77.41 compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Hungary?
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Hungary was 78.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 79.9 in 2010.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 62.4 in 2005.
How does Hungary rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Hungary ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 836 data points, 2001–2025
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