Paying taxes: Payments in Hungary

Hungary: Paying taxes: Payments was 11 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
11 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 190 countries
All-time high
14 number per year
in 2007
All-time low
11 number per year
in 2014
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Hungary, 2005–2019

0510152005201220192005: 13 number per year2006: 13 number per year2007: 14 number per year2008: 14 number per year2009: 14 number per year2010: 14 number per year2011: 13 number per year2012: 12 number per year2013: 12 number per year2014: 11 number per year2015: 11 number per year2016: 11 number per year2017: 11 number per year2018: 11 number per year2019: 11 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Hungary stood at 11 number per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Hungary peaked at 14 number per year in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11 number per year, in 2014.

Hungary ranks 117th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Payments in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Hungary, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 13 number per year —
2006 13 number per year +0.0%
2007 14 number per year +7.7%
2008 14 number per year +0.0%
2009 14 number per year +0.0%
2010 14 number per year +0.0%
2011 13 number per year -7.1%
2012 12 number per year -7.7%
2013 12 number per year +0.0%
2014 11 number per year -8.3%
2015 11 number per year +0.0%
2016 11 number per year +0.0%
2017 11 number per year +0.0%
2018 11 number per year +0.0%
2019 11 number per year +0.0%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 11 number per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 11 number per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 number per year, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.6 number per year 13 number per year 14 number per year 5
2010s 11.7 number per year 11 number per year 14 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 117 Australia 11 number per year compare
  2. 117 Belgium 11 number per year compare
  3. 117 Jamaica 11 number per year compare
  4. 117 Kiribati 11 number per year compare
  5. 117 Palau 11 number per year compare
  6. 117 Taiwan 11 number per year compare
  7. 117 Zambia 11 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Hungary?
Paying taxes: payments in Hungary was 11 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 14 number per year in 2007.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 11 number per year in 2014.
How does Hungary rank for paying taxes: payments?
Hungary ranks 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.