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Hungary GDP

Hungary GDP

Economic Growth in Hungary

Hungary's economy recorded an average real GDP growth rate of 3.4% in the decade to 2022, above the 2.5% average for Eastern Europe. In 2022, real GDP growth was 4.6%. For more GDP information, visit our dedicated page.

Hungary GDP Chart

Note: This chart displays Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %) for Hungary from 2014 to 2023.
Source: Statistical Office Hungary.

Hungary GDP Data

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Economic Growth (GDP, ann. var. %) 5.4 4.9 -4.5 7.1 4.6
GDP (USD bn) 161 164 157 182 177
GDP (EUR bn) 136 147 138 154 169
GDP (HUF bn) 43,387 47,674 48,425 55,199 66,075
Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %) 10.5 9.9 1.6 14.0 19.7

The economy stagnates in the fourth quarter

According to a preliminary estimate, GDP flatlined year on year in the fourth quarter, above the 0.4% contraction tallied in the third quarter but below market expectations. Q4's reading marked the best result since Q4 2022. On a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP also flatlined in Q4, down from the previous quarter's 0.8% expansion. A complete breakdown will be released on 5 March.

According to the press release, the year-on-year result came on the back of falling output in the industry and construction sectors offset by rising agricultural production.

The economy should bounce back this year. Declining inflation and interest rates, together with real wage growth, will translate into rebounds in household spending and investment. The industrial sector will also return to growth amid stronger external and domestic demand. A potential agreement with the EU on the further disbursement of funds poses an upside risk.

Commenting on the release, ING’s Peter Virovacz and Dávid Szonyi stated: “With this weak fourth-quarter performance, the so-called carry-over effect in 2024 will also be much weaker than expected, which, based on our calculation, is around 0.4%. In other words, with a full year of stagnation, annual economic growth in 2024 would be around 0.4%. However, with a good end of the year, it could have been double or even triple that.”

Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years

How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Hungarian GDP projections for the next ten years from a panel of 38 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable GDP forecast available for Hungarian GDP.

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