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.
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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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
The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.