Personal income tax revenue to GDP
Personal income tax revenue as a share of GDP since 1995, compared with the EU.
- Latest
- 5.6%2025
- over one year
- 0.0 pp2024: 5.6%
- Record high
- 7.5%2008
- Record low
- 4.1%2021
- Data since
- 19956.4%
Personal income tax revenue to GDP
Regulation and key events
- 1 Jan 2011Flat income tax (16%)
From 2011 a single 16% personal income tax rate replaced the previous two rates (17% and 32%); the 'super-gross' tax base was phased out by 2013.
- 1 Jan 2016Income tax 15%
From 1 January 2016 the personal income tax rate is 15%.
- 1 Jan 2022Under-25 exemption
From 2022, people under 25 pay no personal income tax up to the average wage (715,765 HUF a month in 2026).
- 1 Jan 2023Mothers under 30
From 2023, mothers under 30 are exempt from income tax (up to the average wage until 2025, without a cap from 2026).
About this indicator
Because of the flat tax introduced in 2011 (16%, 15% from 2016) and successive exemptions – for under-25s and mothers – personal income tax in Hungary weighs just over half the EU average.
The latest figure (2025) is 5.6%, under the Orbán Viktor government. The series goes back to 1995; the highest value was 7.5% (2008) and the lowest 4.1% (2021).
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 | 7.2% | 5.6% | −1.6 pp | 5.1% |
Bajnai Gordon (MSZP)Bajnai · 2009–2010 | 7.5% | 7.2% | −0.3 pp | 7.2% |
Gyurcsány Ferenc (MSZP)Gyurcsány · 2004–2009 | 6.5% | 7.5% | +1.0 pp | 6.9% |
Medgyessy Péter (MSZP)Medgyessy · 2002–2004 | 7.4% | 6.5% | −0.9 pp | 6.9% |
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán I · 1998–2002 | 6.4% | 7.4% | +1.0 pp | 7.1% |
Horn Gyula (MSZP)Horn · 1994–1998 | 6.4%* | 6.4% | 0.0 pp | 6.6% |
* The series starts during this term, so the starting value is the first available observation.
Data table
| Date | Hungary | EU average |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.6% | – |
| 2024 | 5.6% | 9.5% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | 9.3% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | 9.4% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | 9.6% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | 9.8% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | 9.6% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | 9.5% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | 9.4% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | 9.4% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | 9.5% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | 9.4% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | 9.2% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | 8.7% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | 8.9% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | 9.0% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | 8.8% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | 8.6% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | 8.5% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | 8.5% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | 8.7% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | 8.8% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | 9.3% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | 9.3% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | 9.2% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | 8.8% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | 8.8% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | 8.9% |