Compensation of employees in Hungary

Hungary: Compensation of employees was 19.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.1%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
101st
of 155 countries
All-time high
20.2%
in 2019
All-time low
6.6%
in 1990
Years of data
42
1981–2022

Compensation of employees in Hungary, 1981–2022

51015201981200120221981: 7.1 % of expense1982: 7.3 % of expense1983: 7.5 % of expense1984: 7.6 % of expense1985: 8.3 % of expense1986: 7.7 % of expense1987: 6.6 % of expense1988: 8.4 % of expense1989: 7.9 % of expense1990: 6.6 % of expense1991: 8.7 % of expense1992: 8.7 % of expense1993: 8.7 % of expense1994: 8.5 % of expense1995: 10.1 % of expense1996: 10.2 % of expense1997: 10.5 % of expense1998: 10.7 % of expense1999: 11.3 % of expense2000: 12.5 % of expense2001: 13 % of expense2002: 13.7 % of expense2003: 14.4 % of expense2004: 13.9 % of expense2005: 13.8 % of expense2006: 13.1 % of expense2007: 13.1 % of expense2008: 12.7 % of expense2009: 12.2 % of expense2010: 12 % of expense2011: 11.3 % of expense2012: 13.2 % of expense2013: 16 % of expense2014: 16.9 % of expense2015: 17.7 % of expense2016: 18.5 % of expense2017: 19.3 % of expense2018: 19.9 % of expense2019: 20.2 % of expense2020: 19.3 % of expense2021: 19.4 % of expense2022: 19.1 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

In 2022, compensation of employees in Hungary stood at 19.1%.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Hungary peaked at 20.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1990.

Hungary ranks 101st of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Hungary, 1981 to 2022.
Year % of expense Change
1981 7.1%
1982 7.3% +3.0%
1983 7.5% +2.7%
1984 7.6% +0.5%
1985 8.3% +9.3%
1986 7.7% -7.1%
1987 6.6% -14.3%
1988 8.4% +27.5%
1989 7.9% -5.8%
1990 6.6% -17.1%
1991 8.7% +32.1%
1992 8.7% -0.0%
1993 8.7% +0.3%
1994 8.5% -2.0%
1995 10.1% +18.4%
1996 10.2% +0.9%
1997 10.5% +3.4%
1998 10.7% +1.6%
1999 11.3% +5.8%
2000 12.5% +10.1%
2001 13.0% +4.0%
2002 13.7% +5.9%
2003 14.4% +4.8%
2004 13.9% -3.0%
2005 13.8% -0.8%
2006 13.1% -5.2%
2007 13.1% -0.5%
2008 12.7% -2.5%
2009 12.2% -4.6%
2010 12.0% -1.6%
2011 11.3% -5.5%
2012 13.2% +17.1%
2013 16.0% +20.9%
2014 16.9% +5.8%
2015 17.7% +4.4%
2016 18.5% +4.4%
2017 19.3% +4.7%
2018 19.9% +2.8%
2019 20.2% +1.7%
2020 19.3% -4.6%
2021 19.4% +0.5%
2022 19.1% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.6% 6.6% 8.4% 9
1990s 9.4% 6.6% 11.3% 10
2000s 13.2% 12.2% 14.4% 10
2010s 16.5% 11.3% 20.2% 10
2020s 19.2% 19.1% 19.4% 3

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 98 Chile 19.9% compare
  2. 99 Armenia 19.3% compare
  3. 100 Latvia 19.2% compare
  4. 102 Romania 19.0% compare
  5. 103 Sri Lanka 18.9% compare
  6. 104 Singapore 18.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Hungary?
Compensation of employees in Hungary was 19.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1990.
How does Hungary rank for compensation of employees?
Hungary ranks 101st out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,286 data points, 1972–2024
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Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.