Hungary

Inflation in Hungary

Inflation in Hungary: 9.3% a year in 1980 and 4.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
4.4% a year
Since 1980
−4.9 percentage points
Rank, 2025
43 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
3% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in HungaryInflation in Hungary: 9.3% a year in 1980 and 4.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3% 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 3% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 34.2% a year in 1991, the lowest -0.2% a year in 2014.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearHungary
20254.4
20243.7
202317.1
202214.6
20215.1
20203.3
20193.4
20182.8
20172.4
20160.4
2015-0.1
2014-0.2
20131.7
20125.7
20113.9
20104.9
20094.2
20086.1
20078
20063.9
20053.6
20046.8
20034.7
20025.3
20019.2
20009.8
199910
199814.2
199718.3
199623.5
199528.3
199418.9
199322.5
199223
199134.2
199029
198917
198815.8
19878.7
19865.3
19857
19848.7
19836.4
19827
19814.5
19809.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearHungary
20261.9
20272.8
20283
20293
20303
20313

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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