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Croatia vs Hungary: tax rates compared
Croatia's income tax rate is 18pp higher than Hungary's (33% vs 15%). The 200-country average is 28%: Croatia sits above it, Hungary sits below it.
Verified data covers six of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | HR | HU | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 33% | 15% | HR +18 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 18% | 9% | HR +9 pp |
| VAT | 25% | 27% | HU +2 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 15% | HU +15 pp |
| Crypto Tax | 12% | 15% | HU +3 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 33% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-30 |
| Hungary | 15% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +18 pp | Croatia higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 18% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Hungary | 9% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +9 pp | Croatia higher |
Croatia's corporate tax rate is 9pp higher than Hungary's (18% vs 9%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 25% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-30 |
| Hungary | 27% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −2 pp | Hungary higher |
Hungary's VAT rate is 2pp higher than Croatia's (27% vs 25%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-30 |
| Hungary | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Hungary higher |
Hungary's capital gains tax rate is 15pp higher than Croatia's (15% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Croatia sits below it, Hungary sits above it.
Crypto Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 12% | Source: Croatian Tax Administration (Porezna uprava) — Opinion: Tax treatment of capital gains from trading cryptocurrencies (Class: 410-01/17-08/29) · as of 2018-03-19 |
| Hungary | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Hungary higher |
Hungary's crypto tax rate is 3pp higher than Croatia's (15% vs 12%). The 88-country average is 13%: Croatia sits below it, Hungary sits above it. Croatia's figure is dated 2018-03-19 and Hungary's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Croatia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-30 |
| Hungary | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Croatia's wealth tax rate is identical to Hungary's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.