Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Hungary
Hungary: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2017. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Hungary, 1987–2017
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2017, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Hungary stood at 22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Hungary peaked at 22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.27 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1989.
Hungary ranks 43rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.82 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.27 international-$ in 2021 prices | 20.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.88 international-$ in 2021 prices | 17.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.13 international-$ in 2021 prices | 17.05 international-$ in 2021 prices | 18.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.26 international-$ in 2021 prices | 17.47 international-$ in 2021 prices | 22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 40 Chile 24.57 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 41 Slovakia 24.46 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 42 Costa Rica 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 44 Serbia 21.06 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 45 Russia 20.29 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 46 Panama 18.58 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Hungary?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Hungary was 22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2017, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2017.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.27 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1989.
- How does Hungary rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- Hungary ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2017.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.