How much tax do we pay?
VAT revenue to GDP
Revenue from value added tax (VAT) as a share of GDP since 1995, compared with the EU.
- Latest
- 9.5%2025
- over one year
- +0.3 pp2024: 9.2%
- Record high
- 10.2%2022
- Record low
- 7.3%1996
- Data since
- 19957.4%
VAT revenue to GDP
% of GDP
9.5%
2025
+0.3 ppover one year
HungaryEU average
Fidesz
Source: Eurostat
About this indicator
VAT is the Hungarian budget's largest tax. With a standard rate of 27% since 2012 – the highest in the European Union – VAT revenue relative to GDP is well above the EU average.
The latest figure (2025) is 9.5%, under the Orbán Viktor government. The series goes back to 1995; the highest value was 10.2% (2022) and the lowest 7.3% (1996).
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 | 8.3% | 9.5% | +1.2 pp | 9.3% |
Bajnai Gordon (MSZP)Bajnai · 2009–2010 | 7.6% | 8.3% | +0.7 pp | 8.3% |
Gyurcsány Ferenc (MSZP)Gyurcsány · 2004–2009 | 8.7% | 7.6% | −1.1 pp | 7.8% |
Medgyessy Péter (MSZP)Medgyessy · 2002–2004 | 8.0% | 8.7% | +0.7 pp | 8.2% |
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán I · 1998–2002 | 7.6% | 8.0% | +0.4 pp | 8.2% |
Horn Gyula (MSZP)Horn · 1994–1998 | 7.4%* | 7.6% | +0.2 pp | 7.4% |
* The series starts during this term, so the starting value is the first available observation.
Data table
| Date | Hungary | EU average |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.5% | – |
| 2024 | 9.2% | 7.1% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | 7.1% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | 7.4% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | 7.3% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | 6.9% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | 7.1% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | 7.0% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | 7.0% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | 6.9% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | 6.9% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | 6.9% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | 6.9% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | 6.5% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | 6.7% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | 6.9% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | 6.7% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | 6.7% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | 6.9% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | 6.7% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | 6.5% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | 6.5% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | 6.4% |