Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Hungary
Hungary: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 21.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
21.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 189 countries
All-time high
21.3%
in 2012
All-time low
16.7%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Hungary, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 21.3% for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Hungary peaked at 21.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2008.
That places Hungary 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.7% | — |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 21.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 21.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.7%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 20.0% | 21.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More health data for Hungary
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5277 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 37 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Hungary?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Hungary was 21.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2008.
- How does Hungary rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Hungary ranks 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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