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Australia vs Hungary: tax rates compared

Australia has an income tax rate of 47%, 32pp above Hungary's 15%. The 37-country average is 43.2%: Australia sits above it, Hungary sits below it.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

Income Tax

0102030405060World avg 43.2%AU 47%HU 15%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia47%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Hungary15%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+32 ppAustralia higherlargest gap on this page

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%AU 30%HU 9%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Hungary9%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+21 ppAustralia higher

Australia has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 21pp above Hungary's 9%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Australia sits above it, Hungary sits below it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%AU 10%HU 27%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30
Hungary27%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference−17 ppHungary higher

Hungary has a VAT rate of 27%, 17pp above Australia's 10%. The 37-country average is 19.5%: Australia sits below it, Hungary sits above it. Australia's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Hungary's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%AU 0%HU 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-06-30
Hungary0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Australia and Hungary share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Australia's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Hungary's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.