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During the same period, the income share of the poorest decile fell to 3% from 4%, GKI said, citing data from Eurostat.
The income share of the first five deciles stood at 31% in Hungary in 2025, slightly above the 30% average for the European Union. The income share of deciles 6-9 reached 45%, just below the EU average of 47%.
Hungary’s top 1% accounted for 5.5% of aggregate income, above the EU average of 4.7%. GKI noted that the inclusion of foreign assets in the statistics is limited and said the wealth of the richest could be even larger.
The top decile in Hungary owned 50% of net household assets in 2025, down from 58% ten years earlier, GKI said, citing data from the European Central Bank. The share of net household assets held by deciles 6-9 rose to 40% from 34% during the period, while the share held by the first five deciles edged up to 10% from 8%.
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