Hungary vs Israel: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Hungary
- Israel
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 1.7% against 1.4% in Israel, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 65th and Israel ranks 67th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.1% | -2.2% | 0.1% | Hungary |
| 1990s | -4.5% | -2.8% | 1.7% | Israel |
| 2000s | -7.2% | 0.4% | 7.6% | Israel |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.2% | Israel |
| 2020s | -1.8% | 2.8% | 4.6% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Hungary or Israel?
- Hungary, at 1.7% against 1.4% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Hungary and Israel?
- 0.3%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Israel?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Israel rank globally for current account balance?
- Hungary ranks 65th and Israel ranks 67th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.