Hungary Falls Behind Its Neighbors

Median household income as a share of the average of the EU's 10 most developed members (in PPP terms). Hungary and Slovakia have gained only modestly since EU accession — from 39–40% to 45%.

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Figures cited by economists at a joint conference of the Hungarian Economic Society (MKT) and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, February 2026. "EU top-10 average" refers to the ten most developed EU member states by income level.

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