Relationship dossier
Hong Kong
Hungary
Relationship assessment
Hong Kong and Hungary maintain a narrow framework for tax cooperation.
Hong Kong toward Hungary
+15Hong Kong concluded a tax agreement with Hungary to address double taxation and fiscal evasion. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China and exercises authority over certain external economic arrangements within that framework.
Hungary toward Hong Kong
+15Hungary concluded and implemented a tax agreement with Hong Kong to address double taxation and fiscal evasion. The broader scope of Hungary’s direct government engagement with Hong Kong is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral relationship has a concrete but narrow foundation in tax cooperation. Hong Kong’s external economic arrangements operate within its status as a special administrative region of China; the extent of wider bilateral engagement is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Hong Kong and Hungary have a bilateral tax arrangement covering double taxation and fiscal evasion, in force since 2011. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China; its authority to conclude certain external economic arrangements operates within that constitutional framework. The known cooperation is concrete but narrow, and broader government-to-government engagement is unclear.
Key developments
Hong Kong and Hungary signed an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion; it entered into force in 2011.
Major uncertainties
- The breadth and continuity of Hong Kong–Hungary cooperation beyond the tax arrangement are unclear.
- The extent of Hungary’s direct government engagement with Hong Kong outside the tax arrangement is unclear.