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Hungary

Europe & Central Asia · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 10.8%
Current prices2025
247USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 11.1%
Current prices2025
25,826USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.2 pp
Annual change2025
0.4%
Inflation▲ 0.7 pp
Average consumer prices2025
4.4%
Unemployment▼ 0.2 pp
Rate2025
4.3%
Government debt▲ 1.6 pp
General government, gross2025
75.2% of GDP
Current account▼ 0.2 pp
Balance2025
1.3% of GDP
Population▼ 0.3%
Total2025
9.56million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-6.70.07.21995: 2.5%1996: 0.1%1997: 3.0%1998: 3.8%1999: 3.1%2000: 4.4%2001: 4.1%2002: 4.7%2003: 3.9%2004: 5.0%2005: 4.3%2006: 3.9%2007: 0.3%2008: 1.0%2009: -6.7%2010: 1.1%2011: 1.9%2012: -1.3%2013: 2.0%2014: 4.3%2015: 3.7%2016: 2.4%2017: 4.1%2018: 5.6%2019: 5.1%2020: -4.3%2021: 7.2%2022: 4.2%2023: -0.8%2024: 0.6%2025: 0.4%2026: 1.7% (IMF projection)2027: 2.0% (IMF projection)2028: 2.3% (IMF projection)2029: 2.5% (IMF projection)2030: 2.5% (IMF projection)2031: 2.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.20.028.31995: 28.3%1996: 23.5%1997: 18.3%1998: 14.2%1999: 10.0%2000: 9.8%2001: 9.2%2002: 5.3%2003: 4.7%2004: 6.8%2005: 3.6%2006: 3.9%2007: 8.0%2008: 6.1%2009: 4.2%2010: 4.9%2011: 3.9%2012: 5.7%2013: 1.7%2014: -0.2%2015: -0.1%2016: 0.4%2017: 2.4%2018: 2.8%2019: 3.4%2020: 3.3%2021: 5.1%2022: 14.6%2023: 17.1%2024: 3.7%2025: 4.4%2026: 3.8% (IMF projection)2027: 3.5% (IMF projection)2028: 3.1% (IMF projection)2029: 3.0% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %7.24.2-0.80.60.41.72.02.32.52.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %5.114.617.13.74.43.83.53.13.03.0
Unemployment rate %4.13.64.14.54.34.24.03.93.83.8
GDP, current prices USD bn183178213223247271284298313330
GDP per capita, current prices USD18,99118,50022,22023,25325,82628,43029,90231,43233,11434,905
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD39,13443,84445,14246,59548,23950,57052,87055,09557,62360,302
General government gross debt % of GDP76.274.173.273.575.277.980.382.885.087.0
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-7.1-6.2-6.8-4.9-4.7-5.5-5.7-5.8-5.7-5.6
Current account balance % of GDP-4.5-9.1-0.11.51.3-0.40.40.71.01.6
Population million9.659.619.609.599.569.549.519.499.479.44

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.088.82000: 56%2001: 52%2002: 56%2003: 58%2004: 59%2005: 61%2006: 64%2007: 66%2008: 72%2009: 78%2010: 80%2011: 80%2012: 78%2013: 77%2014: 76%2015: 76%2016: 75%2017: 72%2018: 69%2019: 65%2020: 79%2021: 76%2022: 74%2023: 73%2024: 74%2025: 75%2026: 78% (IMF projection)2027: 80% (IMF projection)2028: 83% (IMF projection)2029: 85% (IMF projection)2030: 87% (IMF projection)2031: 89% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-9.10.04.42000: -8.5%2001: -5.8%2002: -6.3%2003: -8.0%2004: -8.5%2005: -7.2%2006: -7.5%2007: -7.4%2008: -7.5%2009: -1.3%2010: -0.3%2011: 0.3%2012: 1.1%2013: 3.1%2014: 0.9%2015: 2.2%2016: 4.4%2017: 1.8%2018: 0.2%2019: -0.6%2020: -1.1%2021: -4.5%2022: -9.1%2023: -0.1%2024: 1.5%2025: 1.3%2026: -0.4% (IMF projection)2027: 0.4% (IMF projection)2028: 0.7% (IMF projection)2029: 1.0% (IMF projection)2030: 1.6% (IMF projection)2031: 1.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19957.325.718.151.7
20053.727.219.055.2
20153.826.420.254.1
20252.723.015.160.1

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method23,850USD2025+79.2%
GNI, Atlas method227USD bn2025+74.0%
Exports of goods and services72.6% of GDP2025-14.8 pp
Imports of goods and services68.1% of GDP2025-11.7 pp
Life expectancy at birth76.7years2024+1.3%
Urban population70.7% of total2025+0.2 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)