Hungary

Government debt in Hungary

Government debt in Hungary: 83.9% of GDP in 1995 and 74.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
74.6% of GDP
Since 1995
−9.3 percentage points
Rank, 2025
34 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
87.8% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in HungaryGovernment debt in Hungary: 83.9% of GDP in 1995 and 74.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 87.8% of GDP 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 87.8% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 83.9% of GDP in 1995, the lowest 52.2% of GDP in 2001.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearHungary
202574.6
202473.5
202373.3
202274.1
202176.2
202078.7
201965
201868.8
201772
201674.7
201575.7
201476.5
201377.2
201278.4
201180.5
201080.2
200978.2
200871.8
200765.6
200664.5
200560.6
200458.9
200358.2
200255.6
200152.2
200055.6
199960.3
199860.4
199762.2
199671.2
199583.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearHungary
202678.7
202781.4
202883.5
202985.1
203086.5
203187.8

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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