Hungary vs Serbia
Hungary vs Serbia: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 4.4% a year in Hungary and 3.9% a year in Serbia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in Serbia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Serbia.
- In 2025, Hungary ranked 43 and Serbia ranked 56 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Hungary at 3% a year and Serbia at 3% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Hungary | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 17.1 | 12.4 |
| 2022 | 14.6 | 12 |
| 2021 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 2015 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| 2014 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| 2013 | 1.7 | 7.7 |
| 2012 | 5.7 | 7.3 |
| 2011 | 3.9 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | 4.9 | 6.1 |
| 2009 | 4.2 | 8.1 |
| 2008 | 6.1 | 12.4 |
| 2007 | 8 | 5.9 |
| 2006 | 3.9 | 10.7 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 16.3 |
| 2004 | 6.8 | 10.6 |
| 2003 | 4.7 | 2.9 |
| 2002 | 5.3 | 8.9 |
| 2001 | 9.2 | 80.7 |
| 2000 | 9.8 | 70 |
| 1999 | 10 | 41.1 |
| 1998 | 14.2 | 30 |
| 1997 | 18.3 | – |
| 1996 | 23.5 | – |
| 1995 | 28.3 | – |
| 1994 | 18.9 | – |
| 1993 | 22.5 | – |
| 1992 | 23 | – |
| 1991 | 34.2 | – |
| 1990 | 29 | – |
| 1989 | 17 | – |
| 1988 | 15.8 | – |
| 1987 | 8.7 | – |
| 1986 | 5.3 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | – |
| 1984 | 8.7 | – |
| 1983 | 6.4 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | – |
| 1981 | 4.5 | – |
| 1980 | 9.3 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Hungary | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
| 2027 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 2028 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 2029 | 3 | 3 |
| 2030 | 3 | 3 |
| 2031 | 3 | 3 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Hungary vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyHungary: 77 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHungary: 100% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionHungary: 2.77% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateHungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHungary: 9.69 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthHungary: 0.07% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHungary: 70.7% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageHungary: 43.3 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHungary: 20.8% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateHungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHungary: $4.62B in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personHungary: $518 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHungary: 46,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerHungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHungary: 402 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsHungary: 11 million TIV in 2024Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025