Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Hungary
Hungary: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 19.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Hungary, 1981–2022
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 (% of expense) in Hungary, year by year
| 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% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 19.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 19.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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About this data
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.