Wealth share of the richest 1% in Hungary
Hungary: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 33.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Hungary, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share of the richest 1% in Hungary is 33.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Hungary peaked at 33.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1980.
Hungary ranks 31st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.0% | — |
| 1981 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 24.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 24.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 33.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.2× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 33.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.1%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 24.0% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 24.2% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 24.5% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More reference data data for Hungary
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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)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- 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 wealth share of the richest 1% in Hungary?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Hungary was 33.4% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1980.
- How does Hungary rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Hungary ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.