Austria vs Hungary

Austria vs Hungary: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Austria and 4.4% a year in Hungary, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.9 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in Austria.

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% a year · IMF

Austria vs Hungary: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Austria and 4.4% a year in Hungary, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.9 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in Austria.
AustriaHungaryIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Hungary has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Austria.
  • In 2025, Austria ranked 68 and Hungary ranked 43 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Austria at 2.1% a year and Hungary at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAustriaHungary
20253.64.4
20242.93.7
20237.717.1
20228.614.6
20212.85.1
20201.43.3
20191.53.4
20182.12.8
20172.22.4
201610.4
20150.8-0.1
20141.5-0.2
20132.11.7
20122.65.7
20113.53.9
20101.74.9
20090.44.2
20083.26.1
20072.28
20061.73.9
20052.13.6
200426.8
20031.34.7
20021.75.3
20012.39.2
200029.8
19990.510
19980.814.2
19971.218.3
19961.823.5
19951.628.3
19942.718.9
19933.222.5
19923.423
19913.134.2
19902.829
19892.217
19881.915.8
19871.48.7
19861.75.3
19853.27
19845.78.7
19833.36.4
19825.47
19816.84.5
19806.39.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAustriaHungary
20263.11.9
20273.32.8
20282.13
20292.13
20302.13
20312.13

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Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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