Hungary

GDP growth in Hungary

GDP growth in Hungary: 0.2% a year in 1980 and 0.5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
0.5% a year
Since 1980
+0.3 percentage points
Rank, 2025
133 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2.5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

GDP growth in HungaryGDP growth in Hungary: 0.2% a year in 1980 and 0.5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 7.2% a year in 2021, the lowest -11.9% a year in 1991.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearHungary
20250.5
20240.7
2023-0.8
20224.2
20217.2
2020-4.4
20195.1
20185.6
20174.1
20162.4
20153.7
20144.3
20132
2012-1.3
20111.9
20101.1
2009-6.8
20081
20070.3
20063.9
20054.3
20045
20034
20024.7
20014.1
20004.4
19993.1
19983.8
19973
19960.1
19952.5
19942.9
1993-0.6
1992-3.1
1991-11.9
1990-3.5
19890.7
1988-0.1
19874.1
19861.5
1985-0.3
19842.7
19830.7
19822.8
19812.9
19800.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearHungary
20261.9
20272.1
20282.3
20292.5
20302.5
20312.5

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • 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 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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