EU 29.49
· European ranking
15 / 30
Up 4 positions compared with previous year
Hungary: Income Inequality (Gini Index)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
29.50 Index
EU 29.49 · +0.0 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures inequality in the distribution of equivalised disposable income. A value of 0 represents complete equality and 100 represents maximum inequality.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Gini coefficient tessi190
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At a glance
Hungary performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Hungary
In Hungary, Income inequality is close to the European benchmark, although slightly worse: 29.5 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, a gap of 0.0 index points.
Recent trend
In Hungary, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 28.2 in 2020 to 29.5 in 2025. The latest step, from 28.0 in 2024 to 29.5 in 2025, confirms the deterioration. The recent signal is stronger than the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In Hungary, Income & Purchasing Power shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.