Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Hungary
Hungary: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 10.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Hungary, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Hungary stood at 10.7%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Hungary peaked at 10.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1984.
Hungary ranks 72nd of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.0% | — |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +98.5% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +5.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 10.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 10.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +98.5% | 2.7% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.7% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 69 Cote d'Ivoire 11.5% compare
- 70 Moldova 11.2% compare
- 71 Guinea-Bissau 10.8% compare
- 73 El Salvador 10.7% compare
- 74 Germany 10.2% compare
- 75 Greece 10.1% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Hungary?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Hungary was 10.7% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1984.
- How does Hungary rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Hungary ranks 72nd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.