What is the current inflation rate in Hungary?

Hungary's consumer price inflation is 1.2% year-on-year as of Jul 2026.

How big is Hungary's economy?

Hungary's nominal GDP was $246.5B in 2025.

Hungary's unemployment rate is 4.5% as of Jul 2026.

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify it.

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
GDP, current prices, USD	$246.5B	$222.8B	$246.5B	$4.9B	Dec 2025	Annual
Real GDP growth, YoY	1.7%	0.7%	17.7%	-13.0%	Mar 2026	Quarterly
Inflation rate, CPI YoY	1.2%	1.7%	38.6%	-1.5%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.5%	11.4%	3.0%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Policy / benchmark interest rate	5.8%	6.3%	28.0%	0.6%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Government debt % GDP	75.2%	73.5%	83.9%	52.2%	Dec 2025	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
GDP From Agriculture	79.0%	93.7%	127.7%	66.3%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
GDP From Construction	133.9%	126.7%	146.7%	63.3%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
GDP, current prices, USD	$246.5B	$222.8B	$246.5B	$4.9B	Dec 2025	Annual
Full-Year GDP Growth	0.4%	0.6%	7.2%	-11.9%	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP From Manufacturing	103.3%	101.5%	111.9%	45.1%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
GDP per capita, PPP	Int$49,838	Int$48,540	Int$49,838	Int$8,284	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP per capita, current USD	$25,907	$23,305	$25,907	$476	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP, PPP, international $	Int$474.2B	Int$464.1B	Int$474.2B	Int$85.9B	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP From Public Administration	106.3%	105.8%	106.3%	71.2%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
Real GDP growth, YoY	1.7%	0.7%	17.7%	-13.0%	Mar 2026	Quarterly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Total population	9.5M	9.6M	10.7M	9.5M	Dec 2025	Annual
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.5%	11.4%	3.0%	Jul 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Inflation rate, CPI YoY	1.2%	1.7%	38.6%	-1.5%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Producer Prices MoM	1.4%	0.1%	5.8%	-2.1%	Jul 2026	Monthly
PPI / producer prices YoY	0.4%	1.3%	42.9%	-7.3%	Apr 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Policy / benchmark interest rate	5.8%	6.3%	28.0%	0.6%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Private credit / GDP	32.4%	32.9%	60.3%	21.3%	Dec 2024	Annual
Official / period-average FX vs USD	314.43 per USD	307.21 per USD	426.10 per USD	31.79 per USD	Jul 2026	Monthly
Foreign-exchange reserves (ex-gold)	$73.9B	$68.7B	$73.9B	$9.6B	Jul 2026	Monthly
Money supply M2	48.11T LCU	48.53T LCU	48.87T LCU	5.89T LCU	May 2025	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
House Price Index	387	389	389	84.13	Mar 2026	Quarterly
House Price Index YoY	11.2%	20.8%	24.9%	-7.9%	Mar 2026	Quarterly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Consumer Confidence	-3.10	1.20	6.40	-58.70	Aug 2026	Monthly
Retail Sales MoM	1.0%	-0.3%	9.3%	-14.3%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Retail Sales YoY	4.9%	3.0%	18.3%	-13.6%	Jul 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Current account % GDP	1.7%	1.8%	4.4%	-10.6%	Dec 2025	Annual
FDI inflows	$-69.9B	$-61.3B	$167.4B	$-70.9B	Dec 2025	Annual
Gold Reserves	$14.3B	$14.2B	$18.3B	$0	Jul 2026	Monthly
Personal remittances, received	$5.7B	$5.6B	$5.7B	$139.9M	Dec 2025	Annual
Exports	$168.5B	$168.4B	—	—	2025	Annual
Imports	$158.1B	—	—	—	2025	Annual

#	Name	Value 2025	Share	YoY
1	Germany	$73B	22.4%	+3.4%
2	Poland	$18.1B	5.6%	+3.4%
3	Slovakia	$16.8B	5.1%	+6.7%
4	Czechia	$15.4B	4.7%	+1.2%
5	Italy	$15.2B	4.7%	+6.9%
6	Refined industrial goods	$12.6B	3.7%	+6.2%
7	Processed materials	$10.6B	3.2%	-3.1%
8	Specialty equipment	$8.7B	2.6%	+12%
9	Consumer products	$6.7B	2.0%	+0.7%
10	Intermediate goods	$4.7B	1.5%	-5.4%

FAQ

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Budget balance % GDP	-4.7%	-4.9%	-1.8%	-9.3%	Dec 2025	Annual
Government debt % GDP	75.2%	73.5%	83.9%	52.2%	Dec 2025	Annual
Military expenditure	2.2%	2.0%	5.0%	0.9%	Dec 2024	Annual
Military expenditure, current USD	$4.7B	$4.4B	$4.7B	$0	Dec 2024	Annual
Government Spending to GDP	47.5%	46.9%	55.0%	45.8%	Dec 2025	Annual
Tax revenue % GDP	22.7%	22.9%	36.6%	19.8%	Dec 2024	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Business Confidence	-8.20	-1.70	17.00	-35.00	Aug 2026	Monthly
Industrial production YoY	-2.6%	-3.8%	14.0%	-17.7%	Dec 2025	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Age-dependency ratio	55.1%	54.8%	55.1%	45.0%	Dec 2025	Annual
Total fertility rate	1.41 births per woman	1.55 births per woman	2.35 births per woman	1.23 births per woman	Dec 2024	Annual
Life expectancy at birth	76.72 years	76.57 years	76.72 years	67.87 years	Dec 2024	Annual
Working-age population	6.1M	6.2M	7.1M	6.1M	Dec 2025	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Hospital beds per 1,000	6.63 per 1,000 people	6.79 per 1,000 people	9.30 per 1,000 people	6.63 per 1,000 people	Dec 2022	Annual
Health expenditure % GDP	6.4%	6.6%	8.1%	6.2%	Dec 2023	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
CO2 emissions	42.63 Mt CO₂	42.98 Mt CO₂	93.70 Mt CO₂	42.63 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024	Annual
Energy use per capita	2,514 kg oil eq. per capita	2,515 kg oil eq. per capita	2,851 kg oil eq. per capita	2,406 kg oil eq. per capita	Dec 2024	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
ICT goods exports, % of goods exports	10.5%	9.9%	28.2%	9.9%	Dec 2024	Annual
ICT service exports, % of service exports	11.3%	11.2%	12.7%	1.5%	Dec 2025	Annual
Research & development expenditure % GDP	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%	0.6%	Dec 2023	Annual
High-technology exports, % of manufactured exports	22.6%	18.9%	26.7%	16.4%	Dec 2024	Annual