Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Hungary
Hungary: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 21.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Hungary, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 21.9% for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.2% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Hungary peaked at 48.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2024.
That places Hungary 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32.2% | — |
| 2016 | 39.2% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 42.4% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | -22.4% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -22.9% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | +35.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 21.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.7%, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 21.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.6%, 65% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.0% | 32.2% | 48.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 16.2% | 31.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,564 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,790 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,126 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 815,267 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 384,692 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Hungary?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Hungary was 21.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Hungary ranks 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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