Hungary VAT Calculator

Add VAT to a net price or extract it from a gross amount at Hungary's verified standard rate of 27% (reduced: 18% / 5% / 0%). All math runs locally in your browser.

27% standard VAT rate
Reduced rates
18% / 5% / 0%
Source
NAV (Hungarian Tax & Customs Administration)
Verified
— how we verify · changelog

NAV doc: general rate 27% (highest in EU), preferential 18%, 5% and 0% (daily newspapers). Locally called AFA. No standard-rate change for 2026.

Rate

How the math works

Add VAT (forward): gross = net × (1 + rate ÷ 100)

Extract VAT (reverse): net = gross ÷ (1 + rate ÷ 100)

Worked example at Hungary's standard rate: net 100 × (1 + 27 ÷ 100) = 127.00 gross, of which 27.00 is VAT.

Issuing a VAT-compliant invoice?

Rates are only half of it — what must appear on the invoice (tax numbers, rate per line, reverse-charge wording for cross-border B2B) is covered in the VAT & GST invoicing guide, and the free VAT invoice generator produces a compliant PDF. The full rate dataset behind this page (42 jurisdictions, source per row) is downloadable: CSV · JSON (CC BY 4.0).

Hungary VAT FAQ

What is the standard VAT rate in Hungary?

27%, per NAV (Hungarian Tax & Customs Administration) (verified 2026-06-12). Reduced rates: 18% / 5% / 0%. Rates change — always confirm against the linked source before filing anything.

How do I add VAT to a net price?

Multiply the net amount by (1 + rate ÷ 100). Reverse (extracting from a gross, tax-inclusive amount): divide by (1 + rate ÷ 100). The calculator on this page does both with Hungary's verified rate preloaded.

Where does this rate come from?

Every rate in our dataset cites the source it was verified against — for Hungary, that is NAV (Hungarian Tax & Customs Administration) (linked on this page), checked on 2026-06-12. The full 42-jurisdiction dataset is downloadable under CC BY 4.0, and every verification pass is logged in our public changelog.

Not tax advice. Rates and rules change; the verification date above tells you when we last confirmed this figure, not that it is still current today. Confirm against the linked official source before filing or invoicing.