Corporate tax revenue to GDP
Revenue from taxes on corporate profits as a share of GDP since 1995, compared with the EU.
- Latest
- 1.5%2025
- over one year
- −0.1 pp2024: 1.6%
- Record high
- 2.7%2007
- Record low
- 1.1%2010
- Data since
- 19951.8%
Corporate tax revenue to GDP
Regulation and key events
- 1 Jan 2017Corporate tax 9%
From 1 January 2017 corporate tax is a flat 9% (previously 10% and 19%).
About this indicator
The corporate tax rate has been a flat 9% since 2017, the lowest in the European Union. Companies also pay special taxes (such as the windfall taxes introduced in 2022) and local business tax, which are not included here.
The latest figure (2025) is 1.5%, under the Orbán Viktor government. The series goes back to 1995; the highest value was 2.7% (2007) and the lowest 1.1% (2010).
Source: Eurostat (gov_10a_taxag) · Updated: 27 Oct 2026 21:41 UTC · Download data (CSV)
By government
The value when each government took office and when it left (or the latest figure), plus the average during the term.
| Government | At start | At end / now | Change | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Magyar Péter (Tisza)Magyar · 2026–in office | no data yet | – | – | – |
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán II–V · 2010–2026 | 2.1% | 1.5% | −0.6 pp | 1.4% |
Bajnai Gordon (MSZP)Bajnai · 2009–2010 | 2.6% | 2.1% | −0.5 pp | 2.1% |
Gyurcsány Ferenc (MSZP)Gyurcsány · 2004–2009 | 2.1% | 2.6% | +0.5 pp | 2.4% |
Medgyessy Péter (MSZP)Medgyessy · 2002–2004 | 2.3% | 2.1% | −0.2 pp | 2.2% |
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán I · 1998–2002 | 2.1% | 2.3% | +0.2 pp | 2.3% |
Horn Gyula (MSZP)Horn · 1994–1998 | 1.8%* | 2.1% | +0.3 pp | 1.9% |
* The series starts during this term, so the starting value is the first available observation.
Data table
| Date | Hungary | EU average |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.5% | – |
| 2024 | 1.6% | 3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | 3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | 2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | 2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | 2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | 2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | 3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | 2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | 2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | 2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | 2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | 2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | 2.2% |