Hungary in figures
Back to HungaryHungary's population shrank in every year from 2000 to 2025, from 10,210,971 to 9,514,251. Consumer prices rose 17.1% in 2023, a level no other year reached. Government debt was 75.2% of GDP in 2025, and the IMF projected 88.8% for 2031, above the 80.5% peak of 2011.
GDP
$246.5 bn
2025
from $47.3 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$25 907
2025
from $4 630 in 2000
Real growth
0.5%
2025
from 4.4% in 2000
Inflation
4.4%
2025
from 9.8% in 2000
Unemployment
4.5%
2025
from 6.6% in 2000
Government debt
75.2%of GDP
2025
from 55.6% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Hungary's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Output fell 6.7% in 2009, 1.3% in 2012, 4.3% in 2020 and 0.8% in 2023. The strongest year, 2021, brought 7.2%. Growth slowed to 0.5% in 2025; the IMF projected 1.7% for 2026 and 2.5% for 2029 to 2031. In current dollars GDP rose from $47.3 billion in 2000 to $246.5 billion in 2025, and output per person at purchasing power from $11,872 to $49,838 over the same years. Services alone grew. Their share went from 53.2% of GDP in 2000 to 60.1% in 2025. The other sectors all ended the series at their lowest share in 2025: industry, construction included, at 23.0%, manufacturing at 15.1% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 2.6%.
$246.5 bn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $246.5 bn |
| 2024 | $222.8 bn |
| 2023 | $213.0 bn |
| 2022 | $177.0 bn |
| 2021 | $183.3 bn |
| 2020 | $158.5 bn |
| 2019 | $164.9 bn |
| 2018 | $161.2 bn |
| 2017 | $143.3 bn |
| 2016 | $129.0 bn |
| 2015 | $125.2 bn |
| 2014 | $141.1 bn |
| 2013 | $135.6 bn |
| 2012 | $128.5 bn |
| 2011 | $141.7 bn |
| 2010 | $131.9 bn |
| 2009 | $130.8 bn |
| 2008 | $158.2 bn |
| 2007 | $140.1 bn |
| 2006 | $115.6 bn |
| 2005 | $113.1 bn |
| 2004 | $104.0 bn |
| 2003 | $85.2 bn |
| 2002 | $67.6 bn |
| 2001 | $53.8 bn |
| 2000 | $47.3 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
0.5%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.3% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2026 (projection) | 1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7% |
| 2023 | −0.8% |
| 2022 | 4.2% |
| 2021 | 7.2% |
| 2020 | −4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1% |
| 2018 | 5.6% |
| 2017 | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% |
| 2012 | −1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1% |
| 2009 | −6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.3% |
| 2004 | 5.0% |
| 2003 | 3.9% |
| 2002 | 4.7% |
| 2001 | 4.1% |
| 2000 | 4.4% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$25 9072025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $25 907 | $49 838 |
| 2024 | $23 305 | $48 540 |
| 2023 | $22 209 | $46 376 |
| 2022 | $18 428 | $44 232 |
| 2021 | $19 031 | $38 887 |
| 2020 | $16 387 | $35 584 |
| 2019 | $17 013 | $35 627 |
| 2018 | $16 605 | $32 258 |
| 2017 | $14 736 | $29 728 |
| 2016 | $13 216 | $28 179 |
| 2015 | $12 783 | $26 938 |
| 2014 | $14 353 | $25 796 |
| 2013 | $13 739 | $24 592 |
| 2012 | $12 950 | $23 205 |
| 2011 | $14 211 | $22 992 |
| 2010 | $13 190 | $21 691 |
| 2009 | $13 051 | $20 691 |
| 2008 | $15 763 | $20 709 |
| 2007 | $13 935 | $19 089 |
| 2006 | $11 478 | $18 362 |
| 2005 | $11 212 | $17 091 |
| 2004 | $10 291 | $16 251 |
| 2003 | $8 410 | $15 460 |
| 2002 | $6 658 | $14 532 |
| 2001 | $5 281 | $13 223 |
| 2000 | $4 630 | $11 872 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Prices fell 0.2% in 2014 and 0.1% in 2015. Inflation climbed to 14.6% in 2022 and 17.1% in 2023, then eased to 3.7% in 2024 and 4.4% in 2025. Unemployment doubled from 5.6% in 2002 to 11.2% in 2010, fell to 3.4% in 2019 and was 4.5% in 2025. Labour force participation rose from 51.2% in 2000 to 60.6% in 2025.
4.4%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 3.1% |
| 2027 (projection) | 3.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | 3.8% |
| 2025 | 4.4% |
| 2024 | 3.7% |
| 2023 | 17.1% |
| 2022 | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | −0.1% |
| 2014 | −0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.7% |
| 2011 | 3.9% |
| 2010 | 4.9% |
| 2009 | 4.2% |
| 2008 | 6.0% |
| 2007 | 8.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% |
| 2005 | 3.6% |
| 2004 | 6.7% |
| 2003 | 4.7% |
| 2002 | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 9.1% |
| 2000 | 9.8% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
4.5%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5% | 14.2% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | 15.1% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | 12.8% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | 10.5% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | 13.6% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | 12.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | 11.5% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | 10.1% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | 10.7% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | 12.9% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | 17.3% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | 20.4% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | 26.6% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | 28.2% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | 26.0% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | 26.4% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | 26.4% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | 19.6% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | 18.1% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | 19.4% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | 19.6% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | 14.6% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | 13.2% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | 11.8% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | 11.0% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | 12.9% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
In 2022 exports reached 89.8% of GDP and imports 95.2%, and by 2025 the two had eased to 72.6% and 68.2%, still each more than two thirds of output. The current account moved from a deficit of 9.9% of GDP in 2005 to a surplus of 4.4% in 2016 and 1.6% in 2025. Net foreign direct investment ran from minus 40.1% of GDP in 2018 to 105.6% in 2020, and was minus 28.4% in 2025.
72.6%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.6% | 68.2% |
| 2024 | 76.2% | 71.7% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | 77.2% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | 95.2% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | 79.8% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | 76.4% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | 78.9% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | 79.3% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | 79.3% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | 77.9% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | 79.9% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | 81.3% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | 79.1% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | 80.1% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | 80.6% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | 71.0% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | 77.8% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | 75.4% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | 65.5% |
| 2004 | 59.6% | 64.0% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | 60.4% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | 60.2% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | 66.1% |
| 2000 | 66.8% | 70.5% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
1.6%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.8% |
| 2023 | −0.0% |
| 2022 | −8.8% |
| 2021 | −4.3% |
| 2020 | −1.0% |
| 2019 | −0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% |
| 2010 | −0.2% |
| 2009 | −1.2% |
| 2008 | −7.3% |
| 2007 | −7.3% |
| 2006 | −7.3% |
| 2005 | −9.9% |
| 2004 | −9.1% |
| 2003 | −8.3% |
| 2002 | −6.5% |
| 2001 | −6.1% |
| 2000 | −8.8% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
−28.4%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −28.4% |
| 2024 | −27.5% |
| 2023 | −33.3% |
| 2022 | −1.1% |
| 2021 | 18.3% |
| 2020 | 105.6% |
| 2019 | 59.6% |
| 2018 | −40.1% |
| 2017 | −8.6% |
| 2016 | 53.9% |
| 2015 | −4.4% |
| 2014 | 9.1% |
| 2013 | −2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.3% |
| 2011 | 7.5% |
| 2010 | −15.9% |
| 2009 | −2.3% |
| 2008 | 47.2% |
| 2007 | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 16.2% |
| 2005 | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 4.4% |
| 2003 | 4.9% |
| 2002 | 5.4% |
| 2001 | 7.5% |
| 2000 | 5.8% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
Debt rose from 52.2% of GDP in 2001 to 80.5% in 2011, fell to 65.0% by 2019 and jumped to 78.7% in 2020. In 2025 it stood at 75.2%, with 77.9% projected by the IMF for 2026. The government borrowed in every year of the series, most heavily in 2006, at 9.3% of GDP, and least in 2016, at 1.8%. Tax revenue was 22.7% of GDP in 2024.
75.2%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 88.8% |
| 2030 (projection) | 87.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 85.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 82.8% |
| 2027 (projection) | 80.3% |
| 2026 (projection) | 77.9% |
| 2025 | 75.2% |
| 2024 | 73.5% |
| 2023 | 73.2% |
| 2022 | 74.1% |
| 2021 | 76.2% |
| 2020 | 78.7% |
| 2019 | 65.0% |
| 2018 | 68.8% |
| 2017 | 72.0% |
| 2016 | 74.6% |
| 2015 | 75.7% |
| 2014 | 76.5% |
| 2013 | 77.2% |
| 2012 | 78.4% |
| 2011 | 80.5% |
| 2010 | 80.2% |
| 2009 | 78.2% |
| 2008 | 71.8% |
| 2007 | 65.6% |
| 2006 | 64.5% |
| 2005 | 60.6% |
| 2004 | 58.9% |
| 2003 | 58.2% |
| 2002 | 55.6% |
| 2001 | 52.2% |
| 2000 | 55.6% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−4.7%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −5.5% |
| 2030 (projection) | −5.6% |
| 2029 (projection) | −5.7% |
| 2028 (projection) | −5.8% |
| 2027 (projection) | −5.7% |
| 2026 (projection) | −5.5% |
| 2025 | −4.7% |
| 2024 | −4.9% |
| 2023 | −6.8% |
| 2022 | −6.2% |
| 2021 | −7.1% |
| 2020 | −7.5% |
| 2019 | −2.0% |
| 2018 | −2.0% |
| 2017 | −2.5% |
| 2016 | −1.8% |
| 2015 | −2.0% |
| 2014 | −2.8% |
| 2013 | −2.6% |
| 2012 | −2.3% |
| 2011 | −5.2% |
| 2010 | −4.4% |
| 2009 | −4.8% |
| 2008 | −3.8% |
| 2007 | −5.1% |
| 2006 | −9.3% |
| 2005 | −7.8% |
| 2004 | −6.6% |
| 2003 | −7.2% |
| 2002 | −8.8% |
| 2001 | −4.0% |
| 2000 | −3.0% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
22.7%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.7% |
| 2023 | 22.9% |
| 2022 | 23.4% |
| 2021 | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 22.2% |
| 2018 | 22.4% |
| 2017 | 22.9% |
| 2016 | 23.0% |
| 2015 | 23.2% |
| 2014 | 23.0% |
| 2013 | 22.9% |
| 2012 | 22.9% |
| 2011 | 21.1% |
| 2010 | 22.6% |
| 2009 | 23.3% |
| 2008 | 23.3% |
| 2007 | 21.4% |
| 2006 | 19.8% |
| 2005 | 19.9% |
| 2004 | 20.4% |
| 2003 | 20.7% |
| 2002 | 20.9% |
| 2001 | 21.4% |
| 2000 | 22.4% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Hungary
By World Bank estimates the population fell below ten million in 2011 and stood at 9,514,251 in 2025. Net migration added people in every year up to 2024, 49,213 of them in 2023, and took away 16,331 in 2025. Deaths outnumbered births throughout. The 2024 rates were 13.4 deaths and 8.2 births per 1,000 people. The over-65s were 14.9% of the population in 2000 and 21.2% in 2025. Life expectancy at birth rose from 71.2 years in 2000 to 76.7 years in 2024.
9.51 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.51 m |
| 2024 | 9.56 m |
| 2023 | 9.59 m |
| 2022 | 9.61 m |
| 2021 | 9.63 m |
| 2020 | 9.67 m |
| 2019 | 9.69 m |
| 2018 | 9.71 m |
| 2017 | 9.73 m |
| 2016 | 9.76 m |
| 2015 | 9.80 m |
| 2014 | 9.83 m |
| 2013 | 9.87 m |
| 2012 | 9.92 m |
| 2011 | 9.97 m |
| 2010 | 10.00 m |
| 2009 | 10.02 m |
| 2008 | 10.04 m |
| 2007 | 10.06 m |
| 2006 | 10.07 m |
| 2005 | 10.09 m |
| 2004 | 10.11 m |
| 2003 | 10.13 m |
| 2002 | 10.16 m |
| 2001 | 10.19 m |
| 2000 | 10.21 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.3% | 64.5% | 21.2% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | 64.6% | 21.0% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | 64.7% | 20.8% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | 64.8% | 20.6% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | 65.0% | 20.4% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | 65.3% | 20.1% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | 65.8% | 19.6% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | 66.3% | 19.1% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | 66.7% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | 67.0% | 18.4% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | 67.5% | 18.1% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | 67.8% | 17.7% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | 68.2% | 17.3% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | 68.5% | 17.0% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | 68.7% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | 68.8% | 16.5% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | 68.8% | 16.3% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | 68.9% | 16.1% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | 69.0% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | 69.0% | 15.7% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | 68.9% | 15.5% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | 68.8% | 15.4% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | 68.7% | 15.3% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | 68.6% | 15.1% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | 68.5% | 15.0% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | 68.3% | 14.9% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.412024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.41 |
| 2023 | 1.55 |
| 2022 | 1.57 |
| 2021 | 1.63 |
| 2020 | 1.61 |
| 2019 | 1.58 |
| 2018 | 1.57 |
| 2017 | 1.56 |
| 2016 | 1.55 |
| 2015 | 1.46 |
| 2014 | 1.45 |
| 2013 | 1.36 |
| 2012 | 1.34 |
| 2011 | 1.23 |
| 2010 | 1.25 |
| 2009 | 1.32 |
| 2008 | 1.35 |
| 2007 | 1.32 |
| 2006 | 1.34 |
| 2005 | 1.31 |
| 2004 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 1.27 |
| 2002 | 1.30 |
| 2001 | 1.31 |
| 2000 | 1.32 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
76.7 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.7 years |
| 2023 | 76.6 years |
| 2022 | 75.9 years |
| 2021 | 74.1 years |
| 2020 | 75.4 years |
| 2019 | 76.3 years |
| 2018 | 76.1 years |
| 2017 | 75.8 years |
| 2016 | 76.1 years |
| 2015 | 75.6 years |
| 2014 | 75.8 years |
| 2013 | 75.6 years |
| 2012 | 75.1 years |
| 2011 | 74.9 years |
| 2010 | 74.2 years |
| 2009 | 73.9 years |
| 2008 | 73.7 years |
| 2007 | 73.2 years |
| 2006 | 73.1 years |
| 2005 | 72.7 years |
| 2004 | 72.7 years |
| 2003 | 72.3 years |
| 2002 | 72.3 years |
| 2001 | 72.3 years |
| 2000 | 71.3 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
−16 3312025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 49 213 people, in 2023.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −16 331 |
| 2024 | 16 223 |
| 2023 | 49 213 |
| 2022 | 41 871 |
| 2021 | 20 372 |
| 2020 | 9 147 |
| 2019 | 34 339 |
| 2018 | 34 190 |
| 2017 | 20 200 |
| 2016 | 68 |
| 2015 | 13 856 |
| 2014 | 11 581 |
| 2013 | 5 635 |
| 2012 | 15 286 |
| 2011 | 1 859 |
| 2010 | 10 592 |
| 2009 | 17 281 |
| 2008 | 16 166 |
| 2007 | 13 697 |
| 2006 | 19 890 |
| 2005 | 16 925 |
| 2004 | 16 637 |
| 2003 | 13 879 |
| 2002 | 2 822 |
| 2001 | 10 386 |
| 2000 | 13 414 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
In 2024, 93.8% of people used the internet, against 7.0% in 2000. Health spending equalled 6.4% of GDP in 2023, against 8.1% in 2003, and public spending on education fell from 5.8% in 2003 to 3.8% in 2022. The latest Gini coefficient, for 2017, was 30.6. Towns and cities held 70.7% of people in 2025.
6.4%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.4% |
| 2022 | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 7.3% |
| 2020 | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 6.3% |
| 2018 | 6.5% |
| 2017 | 6.7% |
| 2016 | 7.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8% |
| 2014 | 7.0% |
| 2013 | 7.2% |
| 2012 | 7.4% |
| 2011 | 7.5% |
| 2010 | 7.5% |
| 2009 | 7.2% |
| 2008 | 7.1% |
| 2007 | 7.2% |
| 2006 | 7.8% |
| 2005 | 8.0% |
| 2004 | 7.8% |
| 2003 | 8.1% |
| 2002 | 7.1% |
| 2001 | 6.8% |
| 2000 | 6.8% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
3.8%2022
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.8% |
| 2021 | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% |
| 2019 | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.6% |
| 2017 | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% |
| 2015 | 4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.6% |
| 2013 | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.2% |
| 2011 | 4.6% |
| 2010 | 4.7% |
| 2009 | 5.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1% |
| 2006 | 5.3% |
| 2005 | 5.3% |
| 2004 | 5.3% |
| 2003 | 5.8% |
| 2002 | 5.2% |
| 2001 | 4.9% |
| 2000 | 4.9% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
93.8%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 93.8% |
| 2023 | 91.5% |
| 2022 | 89.1% |
| 2021 | 88.6% |
| 2020 | 84.8% |
| 2019 | 80.4% |
| 2018 | 76.1% |
| 2017 | 76.8% |
| 2016 | 79.3% |
| 2015 | 72.8% |
| 2014 | 75.7% |
| 2013 | 72.6% |
| 2012 | 70.6% |
| 2011 | 68.0% |
| 2010 | 65.0% |
| 2009 | 62.0% |
| 2008 | 61.0% |
| 2007 | 53.3% |
| 2006 | 47.1% |
| 2005 | 39.0% |
| 2004 | 27.7% |
| 2003 | 21.6% |
| 2002 | 16.7% |
| 2001 | 14.5% |
| 2000 | 7.0% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
30.62017
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.6 |
| 2016 | 30.3 |
| 2015 | 30.4 |
| 2014 | 30.9 |
| 2013 | 31.5 |
| 2012 | 30.8 |
| 2011 | 29.2 |
| 2010 | 29.4 |
| 2009 | 27.0 |
| 2008 | 27.5 |
| 2007 | 27.9 |
| 2006 | 28.3 |
| 2005 | 34.7 |
| 2004 | 29.9 |
| 2003 | 30.9 |
| 2002 | 26.8 |
| 2001 | 26.9 |
| 2000 | 27.2 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
70.7%2025
+6.4 points since 2000, between 64.3% and 70.7% in every year
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.7% |
| 2024 | 70.5% |
| 2023 | 70.3% |
| 2022 | 70.2% |
| 2021 | 70.2% |
| 2020 | 70.3% |
| 2019 | 70.5% |
| 2018 | 70.5% |
| 2017 | 70.5% |
| 2016 | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 70.5% |
| 2014 | 70.3% |
| 2013 | 69.9% |
| 2012 | 69.6% |
| 2011 | 69.5% |
| 2010 | 69.5% |
| 2009 | 68.5% |
| 2008 | 68.1% |
| 2007 | 67.0% |
| 2006 | 67.0% |
| 2005 | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 65.0% |
| 2003 | 64.8% |
| 2002 | 65.0% |
| 2001 | 64.7% |
| 2000 | 64.3% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Renewables produced 0.7% of electricity in 2000 and 19.1% in 2021. Carbon dioxide emissions peaked at 6.2 tonnes per person in 2003 and fell to 4.5 tonnes in 2024. A little over a fifth of the land, 22.4%, was forest in 2023.
19.1%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 19.1% |
| 2020 | 15.8% |
| 2019 | 13.7% |
| 2018 | 11.7% |
| 2017 | 10.6% |
| 2016 | 10.2% |
| 2015 | 10.6% |
| 2014 | 10.7% |
| 2013 | 9.2% |
| 2012 | 7.6% |
| 2011 | 7.5% |
| 2010 | 8.1% |
| 2009 | 8.1% |
| 2008 | 5.9% |
| 2007 | 4.7% |
| 2006 | 4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
15.3%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 15.3% |
| 2020 | 14.8% |
| 2019 | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 13.6% |
| 2017 | 14.6% |
| 2016 | 15.3% |
| 2015 | 15.6% |
| 2014 | 15.7% |
| 2013 | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 16.5% |
| 2011 | 14.7% |
| 2010 | 13.5% |
| 2009 | 12.3% |
| 2008 | 9.0% |
| 2007 | 9.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% |
| 2005 | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2% |
| 2001 | 5.1% |
| 2000 | 5.2% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
4.5 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.5 t |
| 2023 | 4.5 t |
| 2022 | 5.0 t |
| 2021 | 5.3 t |
| 2020 | 5.1 t |
| 2019 | 5.3 t |
| 2018 | 5.3 t |
| 2017 | 5.3 t |
| 2016 | 5.0 t |
| 2015 | 4.8 t |
| 2014 | 4.6 t |
| 2013 | 4.5 t |
| 2012 | 4.8 t |
| 2011 | 5.2 t |
| 2010 | 5.2 t |
| 2009 | 5.2 t |
| 2008 | 5.8 t |
| 2007 | 5.9 t |
| 2006 | 6.0 t |
| 2005 | 6.1 t |
| 2004 | 6.0 t |
| 2003 | 6.2 t |
| 2002 | 5.9 t |
| 2001 | 6.0 t |
| 2000 | 5.8 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
22.4%2023
+1.0 points since 2000, between 21.4% and 22.7% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 22.4% |
| 2022 | 22.5% |
| 2021 | 22.5% |
| 2020 | 22.5% |
| 2019 | 22.5% |
| 2018 | 22.5% |
| 2017 | 22.5% |
| 2016 | 22.6% |
| 2015 | 22.6% |
| 2014 | 22.6% |
| 2013 | 22.7% |
| 2012 | 22.7% |
| 2011 | 22.6% |
| 2010 | 22.6% |
| 2009 | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 22.4% |
| 2006 | 22.3% |
| 2005 | 22.1% |
| 2004 | 22.0% |
| 2003 | 21.9% |
| 2002 | 21.7% |
| 2001 | 21.6% |
| 2000 | 21.4% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Hungary's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1000
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Official language
- Hungarian
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +36
- Internet domain
- .hu
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Memberships
- 1990Council of EuropeCouncil of Europe
- 1991V4Visegrád Group
- 1995WTOWorld Trade Organization
- 2004EUEuropean Union
- 2007SchengenSchengen Area
- 2018OTSOrganization of Turkic States
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Hungary in figures
How big is Hungary's economy?
In current US dollars Hungary's GDP reached $246.5 billion in 2025, or $25,907 per person, by World Bank figures. At purchasing power parity the figure per person was $49,838 in 2025.
Did output fall in Hungary in 2023?
Yes. Real GDP fell 0.8% in 2023, then grew 0.7% in 2024 and 0.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. For 2026 the IMF projected 1.7%, rising to 2.0% in 2027.
What was inflation in Hungary in 2023?
The World Bank recorded consumer price inflation of 17.1% for 2023, following 14.6% in 2022. It was 3.7% in 2024 and 4.4% in 2025, and the IMF projected 3.8% for 2026.
How much does Hungary's government owe?
Gross debt was 75.2% of GDP in 2025 by the IMF's estimate, below the 80.5% of 2011. Its projections go higher: the IMF projected 77.9% for 2026 and 88.8% for 2031, with deficits of 5.5% of GDP in both years.
Is Hungary's population shrinking?
It fell in every year from 2000 to 2025, from 10,210,971 to 9,514,251 by World Bank estimates.
How old is Hungary's population?
The World Bank put the share aged 65 or over at 21.2% in 2025 and the share under 15 at 14.3%. The fertility rate was 1.41 children per woman in 2024, with a low of 1.23 in 2011.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q28 · World Bank data · Europe