Hungary

Country in Europe

In brief

GDP growth per year: +0.5% (2025). World rank 187 of 209 (1 = best); in Europe, 42 of 46. Exports, share of GDP: 72.6% (2025). World rank 24 of 184; in Europe, 13 of 43. Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: -28.4% (2025). World rank 196 of 197; in Europe, 42 of 43. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $125.2B → $246.5B, GDP per person $12,783 → $25,907, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $26,938 → $49,838. Worse than all its neighbours (Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine): GDP growth per year.

Size and growth

GDP: $246.5B 2025
GDP per person: $25,907 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $49,838 2025
GDP growth per year: +0.5% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): High income
Gross national income per person: $23,850 2025
Inflation: +4.4% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 52 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 2.7% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 23% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 60.1% 2025
Unemployment: 4.5% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 14.2% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 54.3% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 72.6% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 68.2% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: +1.7% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: -28.4% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 2.3% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 22.7% 2024
Currency: Hungarian Forint (HUF)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 30.6 2017
Living on under $3 a day: 0.9% 2017