Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Hungary: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 4.4% (2025), 49th of 180 in the world and 13th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 6.3% (2025), 45th of 209 in the world and 12th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 8.0% (2025), 79th of 136 in the world and 13th of 24 in Europe & Central Asia.
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Hungary in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 4.4%2025 | 49/180 | 13/49 | 9.8% | 4.9% | 3.3% | +4.5 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 6.3%2025 | 45/209 | 12/56 | 9.6% | 2.5% | 6.4% | +3.5 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 8.0%2025 | 79/136 | 13/24 | 12.6% | 7.6% | 2.0% | +5.1 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 1.6%2025 | 103/136 | 16/24 | 2.7% | 4.9% | -4.2% | +1.5 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 353.142025 | 48/210 | 4/57 | 282.18 | 207.94 | 308.00 | +26%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 22.7%2024 | 30/142 | 17/48 | 22.4% | 22.6% | 22.7% | −0.3 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 37.9%2024 | 22/142 | 17/48 | 38.0% | 38.1% | 37.7% | −2.1 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 42.4%2022 | 13/142 | 8/47 | 41.3% | 43.6% | 44.1% | −2.3 ppsince 2012 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 82.0%2024 | 14/78 | 4/19 | 61.6% | 82.0% | 97.3% | −18.1 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 32.4%2024 | 105/169 | 38/48 | 31.8% | 60.3% | 37.6% | −10.2 ppsince 2014 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 60.0%2024 | 74/146 | 13/28 | 44.9% | 60.9% | 68.8% | +2.8 ppsince 2014 | — | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 3.52025 | 105/165 | 25/49 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | +2.2%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.04%2025 | 58/156 | 22/47 | 1.51% | 1.02% | 1.75% | +1.1 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Government debt−18.1 pp82.0% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports+2.2%3.5 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+4.5 pp4.4% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Hungary and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Hungary. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Hungary | Ukraine | Romania | Austria | Serbia | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.4%2025 | 12.7%2025 | 7.2%2025 | 3.5%2025 | 3.9%2025 | 4.0%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 6.3%2025 | 14.5%2025 | 8.2%2025 | 3.2%2025 | 4.5%2025 | 4.2%2025 |
| Lending rate | 8.0%2025 | 19.7%2025 | 8.5%2025 | — | 4.8%2010 | — |
| Real interest rate | 1.6%2025 | 4.6%2025 | 0.3%2025 | — | -0.2%2010 | — |
| Exchange rate | 353.142025 | 41.692025 | 4.472025 | 0.882025 | 103.982025 | 0.882025 |
| Tax revenue | 22.7%2024 | 21.0%2024 | 16.2%2024 | 25.8%2024 | 23.9%2022 | 19.1%2024 |
| Government revenue | 37.9%2024 | 33.7%2024 | 30.7%2024 | 45.1%2024 | 38.6%2022 | 39.3%2024 |
| Government expense | 42.4%2022 | 65.6%2023 | 37.3%2022 | 46.0%2023 | 35.5%2022 | 39.8%2022 |
| Government debt | 82.0%2024 | 58.7%2020 | — | — | — | — |