Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Hungary
Hungary: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.1%
Change on year
up 33.7%
World rank
128th
of 200 countries
All-time high
6.2%
in 2021
All-time low
-3.3%
in 2009
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Hungary, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Hungary stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of up 33.7% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Hungary peaked at 6.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 2009.
Hungary ranks 128th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +76.8% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -91.2% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +382.9% |
| 2009 | -3.3% | -296.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -147.6% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | -2.4% | -262.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -103.8% |
| 2014 | -0.9% | -1100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -181.1% |
| 2016 | -1.0% | -235.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -343.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +81.3% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | -3.2% | -171.5% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -292.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -55.9% |
| 2023 | -1.6% | -160.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -152.1% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | -3.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -2.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -3.2% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 125 Trinidad and Tobago 1.2% compare
- 126 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.2% compare
- 127 Cameroon 1.2% compare
- 128 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.1% compare
- 128 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.1% compare
- 131 Japan 1.1% compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -60.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.2468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -6,395 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -69.94 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -14.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.2837 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -7,351 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Hungary?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Hungary was 1.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 2009.
- How does Hungary rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Hungary ranks 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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