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

051015202008201520222008: 16.72010: 202012: 21.32014: 21.32016: 21.32018: 21.32020: 21.32022: 21.3

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

Annual values for Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Hungary, 2008 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Brazil 32.0% compare
  2. 2 Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.8% compare
  3. 3 India 21.9% compare
  4. 5 Croatia 20.0% compare
  5. 5 Micronesia, Federated States of 20.0% compare
  6. 5 Denmark 20.0% compare
  7. 5 Sweden 20.0% compare
  8. 5 Norway 20.0% compare

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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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Indicator
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
191 places, 1,475 data points, 2008–2022
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