Gini coefficient
Sources of data:
Eurostat
2,0
Inequality of income
The Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income or consumption expenditure among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution.
Inequality has been growing in Hungary over a period of several years. The flat tax, drastic cutbacks in the social welfare system, and high VAT rates all strengthened this process.
S80/S20 income quintile share ratio
Sources of data:
Eurostat
The income quintile share ratio (also called the S80/S20 ratio) is a measure of the inequality of income distribution. It is calculated as the ratio of total income received by the 20% of the population with the highest income (the top quintile) to that received by the 20% of the population with the lowest income (the bottom quintile)