Income and consumption

The evolution of the income situation of households and of the level and structure of consumption expenditure is among the most important data on the living standards of the population. The Household budget and living conditions survey of HCSO collects data on the income and consumption of households. We utilise these so-called micro-level data for the calculation of national accounts (macrodata) from income and consumption side.

8.3%

Changes in per capita real income

2021

Indicator description

Changes in the annual per capita net income of households in real terms compared to the previous year, taking into account changes in consumer prices.

Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)

Last data for period: 2021

3.1%

Changes in the annual per capita consumption expenditure of households

2021

Indicator description

Changes in the annual per capita net income of households in real terms compared to the previous year, i.e. taking into account changes in consumer prices.

Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)

Last data for period: 2021

1.5million HUF

Annual per capita consumption expenditure of households

2021

Indicator description

Annual per capita consumption expenditure of households calculated at current prices.

Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)

Last data for period: 2021

55.2%

Share of fixed expenditures in total consumption expenditure

2021

Indicator description

Proportion of so-called fixed expenditures of households meeting basic needs (spent on food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing and household energy, transport) in total consumption expenditure.

Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)

Last data for period: 2021

Hungary, 2022 Q3

The economic performance of Hungary surpassed in the 1st–3rd quarters of 2022 the one year earlier level by 6.1%. Consumer prices year-on-year increase in the first ten months was 12.7%, producer prices, characteristically, grew in a much faster pace. Compared to the high base caused by the pandemic, the number of deaths decreased by 9.3%, the natural decrease of the population in January–September 2022 amounted to 35 thousand people, 17% fewer year-on-year.

Hungary in Figures, 2020

Our publication, also highlighting the main effects of the pandemic, gives an overview of the social and economic trends in Hungary in 2020, including a 5% drop in GDP, putting us in the middle of the EU ranking, taking into use 28,000 new homes, the highest number since 2009, a nearly threefold increase in the share of people working remotely or from home as compared to the average for the past 10 years, a 42% increase in the value of mail order and internet retailing, and fewer accidents on the roads.

Related themes

Publications	Released
Hungary, Quarter 3 2022	06/02/2023
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2021	10/01/2023

Publication repertory

Summary tables (STADAT) ( infra-annual data annual data )	Latest update	Next update
Active, retired and other inactive households
14.1.1.17. Active, retired, unemployed and other inactive households and persons by income quintiles	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.18. Labour income per capita of active, retired, unemployed and other inactive households by income quintiles	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.19. Social and other income per capita of active, retired, unemployed and other inactive households by income quintiles	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.20. Gross and net income per capita of active, retired, unemployed and other inactive households by income quintiles	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.21. Net income amount necessary for the living standard of the active, retired, unemployed and other inactive households by income quintiles	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.22. Data on housing by income quintiles, 2021	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.38. Annual per capita expenditure of active, pensioner and other inactive households by COICOP and income quintiles	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.39. Dwelling related data of the active, retired and other inactive households by income quintiles	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.40. Average annual stock of durable consumer goods of the active, retired and other inactive households by income quintiles	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.41. Detailed annual consumption per capita of the active, retired and other inactive households by COICOP grouping, by income quintiles	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.42. Annual food consumption volume per capita of the active, retired and other inactive households by income quintiles	04/11/2022	–
All households
14.1.1.2. Number of households and persons by income quintiles, 2021	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.3. Gross labour income per capita by income quintiles, 2021	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.4. Gross social and other income by income quintiles, 2021	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.5. Gross and net income per capita by income quintiles, 2021	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.6. Necessary amount of net income on different subsistence level by income quintiles, 2021	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.7. Data of total households by age group and educational attainment of the reference person	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.8. Gross labour income per capita by age group and educational attainment of the reference person	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.9. Gross social and other income per capita by age group and educational attainment of the reference person	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.10. Gross and net income per capita by age group and educational attainment of the reference person	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.11. Necessary amount of net income on different subsistence level by age group and educational attainment of the reference person	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.23. Number of households, characteristics of household members by their income-earning activities by income deciles	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.24. Data on housing by income deciles	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.25. Average annual stock of durable consumer goods by income deciles	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.26. Annual per capita expenditure by COICOP, income deciles	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.27. Annual food consumption volume per capita by income deciles	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.28. Number of households, characteristics of household members by their income-earning activities by the age group, educational attainment of the reference person and by the age structure of the members of the household	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.29. Dwelling related data by the age group and educational attainment of the reference person and by the age structure of the members of the household	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.30. Average yearly stock of consumer durables by age group and educational attainment of reference person and by age structure of household members	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.31. Annual per capita expenditure by COICOP, age group and educational attainment of reference person and by age structure of household members	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.32. Annual per capita quantity of food consumption by age group and educational attainment of reference person and by age structure of household members	04/11/2022	–
14.8.1.2. Number of households and persons by income deciles	04/11/2022	–
14.8.1.3. Gross labour income per capita by income deciles	04/11/2022	–
14.8.1.4. Gross social and other income by income deciles	04/11/2022	–
14.8.1.5. Gross and net income per capita by income deciles	04/11/2022	–
14.8.1.10. Necessary amount of income on different subsistence level by income deciles	04/11/2022	–
Consumption
14.1.2.7. Number of households, characteristics of persons by activity status regions and type of settlements	04/11/2022	–
14.1.2.8. Distribution of households and dwellings by activity status, regions and type of settlements	04/11/2022	–
14.1.2.9. Average yearly stock of consumer durables by regions and type of settlements	04/11/2022	–
14.1.2.10. Annual per capita expenditure by COICOP, regions and type of settlements	04/11/2022	–
14.1.2.11. Annual per capita quantity of food consumption by regions and type of settlements	04/11/2022	–
Households with and without children, one-person households
14.1.1.12. Number of households and persons with or without children as well as one-person households	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.13. Labour income per capita of households with or without children as well as one-person households	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.14. Social and other income of households with or without children or single person	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.15. Gross and net income of households with or without children or single person	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.16. Necessary amount of net income on different subsistence level by households with or without dependent children, or single person	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.1.33. Number of households with and without children, one-person households, characteristics of the household members by their income-earning activities	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.34. Data on housing by households with dependent children, without child and single person households	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.35. Average yearly stock of consumer durables by households with dependent children, without child and single person households	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.36. Annual per capita expenditure by COICOP in households with dependent children, without child and single person households	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.37. Annual per capita quantity of food consumption by households with dependent children, without child and single person households	04/11/2022	–
Income
14.1.2.1. Data of total households by regions and type of settlements	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.2.2. Gross labour income per capita by region and type of settlements	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.2.3. Gross social and other income per capita by region and type of settlements	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.2.4. Gross and net income per capita by region and type of settlements	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.2.5. Income amount necessary for the living standard on different subsistence levels by region and type of settlements	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
14.1.2.6. Data on housing by regions and type of settlements, 2021	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
Poverty, social exclusion
5.1.1.2. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type (EU2030 target)	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.1.3. At-risk-of-poverty thresholds by household type	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.1.4. At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold by sex, age, educational attainment, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type and dwelling tenure status	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.1.5. Severe material and social deprivation rate by sex, age, income quintiles and household type (EU2030 target)	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.1.6. Proportion of those affected by each item of material and social deprivation (EU2030 target)	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.1.7. People living in households with very low work intensity by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type (0–64 years old) (EU2030 target)	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.1.8. Relative at risk of poverty gap by age and sex	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.1.9. Income inequality by the Gini coefficient and the S80/S20 ratio	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.1.10. Share of persons living in overcrowded dwelling by age	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.2.1. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by region and degree of urbanisation (EU2030 target)	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.2.2. At-risk-of-poverty thresholds by region and degree of urbanisation	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.2.3. Severe material and social deprivation rate by region and degree of urbanisation (EU2030 target)	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.2.4. People living in households with very low work intensity by region and degree of urbanisation (0–64 years old) (EU2030 target)	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.8.1.2. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type (EU2020 strategy)	04/11/2022	–
5.8.1.5. Severe material deprivation rate by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity (EU2020 strategy)	04/11/2022	–
5.8.1.6. Proportion of those affected by each item of material deprivation (EU2020 strategy)	04/11/2022	–
5.8.1.7. People living in households with very low work intensity by sex, age, educational attainment level, income quintile, most frequent activity status, household type (0–59 years old) (EU2020 strategy)	04/11/2022	–
5.8.2.1. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by region and degree of urbanisation (EU2020 strategy)	04/11/2022	–
5.8.2.3. Severe material deprivation rate by region and degree of urbanisation (EU2020 strategy)	04/11/2022	–
5.8.2.4. People living in households with very low work intensity by region and degree of urbanisation (0–59 years old) (EU2020 strategy)	04/11/2022	–
5.8.3.1. People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by country, group of countries	06/04/2021	–
5.8.3.2. At-risk-of-poverty thresholds by country, group of countries	06/04/2021	–
5.8.3.3. Severe material deprivation rate by country, group of countries	06/04/2021	–
5.8.3.4. People living in households with very low work intensity by country, group of countries	06/04/2021	–
Subjective Well-being
5.1.1.11. Life satisfaction by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.1.12. Feeling useful by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.1.13. Emotions by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.1.14. Social connections by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.1.15. Trust by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.1.16. Sense of security by sex, age groups, educational attainment, income quintile, economic activity, household type and dwelling tenure status	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.2.5. Changes in satisfaction by region and type of settlement	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.2.6. Changes in feeling useful by region and type of settlement	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.2.7. Changes in emotions by region and type of settlement	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.2.8. Changes in relationships by region and type of settlement	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.2.9. Changes in trust by region and type of settlement	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.1.2.10. Changes in sense of security by region and type of settlement	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.8.3.5. Satisfaction by country, group of countries	06/04/2021	–
5.8.3.6. Frequency of feeling happiness by country, group of countries	06/04/2021	–
Summary data
5.1.1.1. Main indicators of poverty or social exclusion, by reference year (EU2030 target)	04/11/2022	06/11/2023
5.8.1.1. Main indicators of poverty or social exclusion, by reference year (EU2020 strategy)	04/11/2022	–
14.1.1.1. Data of all households' income and consumption	04/11/2022	06/11/2023

Dissemination database ( infra-annual data annual data )	Latest update	Next update
Level and structure of consumption
Consumption of the Hungarian private households	09/12/2022	–
Consumption of the Hungarian private households	09/12/2022	–
Consumption by deciles	09/12/2022	–
Consumption by regions	09/12/2022	–
Number of households and household structure by deciles	09/12/2022	–
Number of households and household structure by regions	09/12/2022	–
Data on housing by deciles	09/12/2022	–
Data on housing by regions	09/12/2022	–
Average yearly stock of consumer durables by deciles	09/12/2022	–
Average yearly stock of consumer durables by regions	09/12/2022	–
Consumption by regions	18/08/2018	–
Consumption of the Hungarian private households	18/08/2018	–
Number of households and household structure by regions	18/08/2018	–
Data on housing by regions	18/08/2018	–
Average yearly stock of consumer durables by regions	18/08/2018	–
Income, poverty
Annual per capita receipts and incomes by sources and deciles	09/12/2022	31/08/2023
Annual per capita receipts and incomes by sources and regions	09/12/2022	–
Well being	09/12/2022	11/12/2023
Well being	09/12/2022	11/12/2023
Well being	09/12/2022	11/12/2023
Poverty or social exclusion	19/01/2022	31/08/2023
Poverty or social exclusion	19/01/2022	31/08/2023
Poverty or social exclusion	19/01/2022	31/08/2023
Poverty or social exclusion	19/01/2022	31/08/2023
Poverty or social exclusion	19/01/2022	31/08/2023
Poverty or social exclusion	19/01/2022	31/08/2023
Poverty or social exclusion	19/01/2022	31/08/2023
Poverty or social exclusion	10/03/2020	31/08/2023
Annual per capita receipts and incomes by sources and regions	18/08/2018	31/08/2023