What is clientelism index in Hungary?

Clientelism index in Hungary was 0.502 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Hungary?

The highest recorded value was 0.944 in 1789.

What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Hungary?

The lowest recorded value was 0.264 in 1981.

How does Hungary rank for clientelism index?

Hungary ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is clientelism index rising or falling in Hungary?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Hungary data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Clientelism Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Clientelism Index in Hungary

Name: Clientelism Index in Hungary
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Hungary: Clientelism Index was 0.502 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.502

Change on year

down 8.7%

World rank

87th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.944

in 1789

All-time low

0.264

in 1981

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Clientelism Index in Hungary, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, clientelism index in Hungary stood at 0.502.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, clientelism index in Hungary peaked at 0.944 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.264, in 1981.

That places Hungary 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Clientelism Index in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Clientelism Index in Hungary, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.944	—
1790	0.944	+0.0%
1791	0.944	+0.0%
1792	0.944	+0.0%
1793	0.944	+0.0%
1794	0.944	+0.0%
1795	0.944	+0.0%
1796	0.944	+0.0%
1797	0.944	+0.0%
1798	0.944	+0.0%
1799	0.944	+0.0%
1800	0.944	+0.0%
1801	0.944	+0.0%
1802	0.944	+0.0%
1803	0.944	+0.0%
1804	0.944	+0.0%
1805	0.944	+0.0%
1806	0.944	+0.0%
1807	0.944	+0.0%
1808	0.944	+0.0%
1809	0.944	+0.0%
1810	0.944	+0.0%
1811	0.944	+0.0%
1812	0.944	+0.0%
1813	0.944	+0.0%
1814	0.944	+0.0%
1815	0.944	+0.0%
1816	0.944	+0.0%
1817	0.944	+0.0%
1818	0.944	+0.0%
1819	0.944	+0.0%
1820	0.944	+0.0%
1821	0.944	+0.0%
1822	0.931	-1.4%
1823	0.931	+0.0%
1824	0.931	+0.0%
1825	0.931	+0.0%
1826	0.931	+0.0%
1827	0.931	+0.0%
1828	0.931	+0.0%
1829	0.931	+0.0%
1830	0.931	+0.0%
1831	0.931	+0.0%
1832	0.931	+0.0%
1833	0.931	+0.0%
1834	0.931	+0.0%
1835	0.931	+0.0%
1836	0.931	+0.0%
1837	0.931	+0.0%
1838	0.931	+0.0%
1839	0.931	+0.0%
1840	0.931	+0.0%
1841	0.931	+0.0%
1842	0.931	+0.0%
1843	0.931	+0.0%
1844	0.931	+0.0%
1845	0.931	+0.0%
1846	0.931	+0.0%
1847	0.931	+0.0%
1848	0.483	-48.1%
1849	0.478	-1.0%
1850	0.816	+70.7%
1851	0.816	+0.0%
1852	0.816	+0.0%
1853	0.816	+0.0%
1854	0.816	+0.0%
1855	0.816	+0.0%
1856	0.816	+0.0%
1857	0.816	+0.0%
1858	0.816	+0.0%
1859	0.816	+0.0%
1860	0.816	+0.0%
1861	0.723	-11.4%
1862	0.723	+0.0%
1863	0.723	+0.0%
1864	0.723	+0.0%
1865	0.725	+0.3%
1866	0.731	+0.8%
1867	0.711	-2.7%
1868	0.711	+0.0%
1869	0.762	+7.2%
1870	0.774	+1.6%
1871	0.774	+0.0%
1872	0.766	-1.0%
1873	0.759	-0.9%
1874	0.759	+0.0%
1875	0.77	+1.4%
1876	0.781	+1.4%
1877	0.781	+0.0%
1878	0.778	-0.4%
1879	0.772	-0.8%
1880	0.772	+0.0%
1881	0.772	+0.0%
1882	0.772	+0.0%
1883	0.772	+0.0%
1884	0.767	-0.6%
1885	0.763	-0.5%
1886	0.763	+0.0%
1887	0.768	+0.7%
1888	0.775	+0.9%
1889	0.775	+0.0%
1890	0.775	+0.0%
1891	0.775	+0.0%
1892	0.768	-0.9%
1893	0.767	-0.1%
1894	0.767	+0.0%
1895	0.767	+0.0%
1896	0.767	+0.0%
1897	0.769	+0.3%
1898	0.769	+0.0%
1899	0.769	+0.0%
1900	0.769	+0.0%
1901	0.769	+0.0%
1902	0.769	+0.0%
1903	0.769	+0.0%
1904	0.769	+0.0%
1905	0.776	+0.9%
1906	0.78	+0.5%
1907	0.695	-10.9%
1908	0.695	+0.0%
1909	0.695	+0.0%
1910	0.694	-0.1%
1911	0.694	+0.0%
1912	0.694	+0.0%
1913	0.694	+0.0%
1914	0.694	+0.0%
1915	0.694	+0.0%
1916	0.694	+0.0%
1917	0.694	+0.0%
1918	0.516	-25.6%
1919	0.435	-15.7%
1920	0.542	+24.6%
1921	0.542	+0.0%
1922	0.627	+15.7%
1923	0.684	+9.1%
1924	0.684	+0.0%
1925	0.671	-1.9%
1926	0.671	+0.0%
1927	0.678	+1.0%
1928	0.678	+0.0%
1929	0.678	+0.0%
1930	0.708	+4.4%
1931	0.707	-0.1%
1932	0.706	-0.1%
1933	0.706	+0.0%
1934	0.706	+0.0%
1935	0.712	+0.8%
1936	0.714	+0.3%
1937	0.718	+0.6%
1938	0.656	-8.6%
1939	0.65	-0.9%
1940	0.646	-0.6%
1941	0.646	+0.0%
1942	0.646	+0.0%
1943	0.646	+0.0%
1944	0.651	+0.8%
1945	0.336	-48.4%
1946	0.284	-15.5%
1947	0.295	+3.9%
1948	0.336	+13.9%
1949	0.397	+18.2%
1950	0.327	-17.6%
1951	0.327	+0.0%
1952	0.327	+0.0%
1953	0.34	+4.0%
1954	0.347	+2.1%
1955	0.347	+0.0%
1956	0.347	+0.0%
1957	0.347	+0.0%
1958	0.345	-0.6%
1959	0.327	-5.2%
1960	0.327	+0.0%
1961	0.327	+0.0%
1962	0.293	-10.4%
1963	0.298	+1.7%
1964	0.299	+0.3%
1965	0.299	+0.0%
1966	0.299	+0.0%
1967	0.307	+2.7%
1968	0.352	+14.7%
1969	0.352	+0.0%
1970	0.352	+0.0%
1971	0.339	-3.7%
1972	0.333	-1.8%
1973	0.333	+0.0%
1974	0.333	+0.0%
1975	0.34	+2.1%
1976	0.346	+1.8%
1977	0.346	+0.0%
1978	0.346	+0.0%
1979	0.346	+0.0%
1980	0.27	-22.0%
1981	0.264	-2.2%
1982	0.264	+0.0%
1983	0.264	+0.0%
1984	0.268	+1.5%
1985	0.274	+2.2%
1986	0.279	+1.8%
1987	0.279	+0.0%
1988	0.279	+0.0%
1989	0.279	+0.0%
1990	0.31	+11.1%
1991	0.326	+5.2%
1992	0.326	+0.0%
1993	0.326	+0.0%
1994	0.326	+0.0%
1995	0.342	+4.9%
1996	0.342	+0.0%
1997	0.342	+0.0%
1998	0.338	-1.2%
1999	0.336	-0.6%
2000	0.329	-2.1%
2001	0.329	+0.0%
2002	0.331	+0.6%
2003	0.331	+0.0%
2004	0.331	+0.0%
2005	0.331	+0.0%
2006	0.328	-0.9%
2007	0.327	-0.3%
2008	0.327	+0.0%
2009	0.327	+0.0%
2010	0.337	+3.1%
2011	0.348	+3.3%
2012	0.348	+0.0%
2013	0.359	+3.2%
2014	0.411	+14.5%
2015	0.427	+3.9%
2016	0.44	+3.0%
2017	0.44	+0.0%
2018	0.481	+9.3%
2019	0.496	+3.1%
2020	0.505	+1.8%
2021	0.536	+6.1%
2022	0.548	+2.2%
2023	0.55	+0.4%
2024	0.55	+0.0%
2025	0.502	-8.7%

Hungary compared with similar countries

Hungary's 0.502 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.131, 3.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Hungary's 0.502 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.182, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.944	0.944	0.944	1
1790s	0.944	0.944	0.944	10
1800s	0.944	0.944	0.944	10
1810s	0.944	0.944	0.944	10
1820s	0.9336	0.931	0.944	10
1830s	0.931	0.931	0.931	10
1840s	0.8409	0.478	0.931	10
1850s	0.816	0.816	0.816	10
1860s	0.7348	0.711	0.816	10
1870s	0.7714	0.759	0.781	10
1880s	0.7699	0.763	0.775	10
1890s	0.7693	0.767	0.775	10
1900s	0.7486	0.695	0.78	10
1910s	0.6503	0.435	0.694	10
1920s	0.6455	0.542	0.684	10
1930s	0.6983	0.65	0.718	10
1940s	0.4883	0.284	0.651	10
1950s	0.3381	0.327	0.347	10
1960s	0.3153	0.293	0.352	10
1970s	0.3414	0.333	0.352	10
1980s	0.272	0.264	0.279	10
1990s	0.3314	0.31	0.342	10
2000s	0.3291	0.327	0.331	10
2010s	0.4087	0.337	0.496	10
2020s	0.5318	0.502	0.55	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is clientelism index in Hungary?: Clientelism index in Hungary was 0.502 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Hungary?: The highest recorded value was 0.944 in 1789.
What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Hungary?: The lowest recorded value was 0.264 in 1981.
How does Hungary rank for clientelism index?: Hungary ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is clientelism index rising or falling in Hungary?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Clientelism Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Clientelism Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 24,366 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Composite index measuring the extent to which politics hinge on clientelistic exchanges of targeted goods, jobs, or cash for electoral support; higher values denote more pervasive clientelism.