GDP per capita growth in Hungary
Hungary: GDP per capita growth was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Hungary, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Hungary is 1.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Hungary peaked at 42.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -11.9%, in 1991.
Hungary ranks 146th of 213 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.
GDP per capita growth in Hungary, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.2% | — |
| 1962 | 5.8% | +35.8% |
| 1963 | 5.4% | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 4.4% | -19.3% |
| 1965 | 42.0% | +861.4% |
| 1966 | 7.1% | -83.2% |
| 1967 | 7.1% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | -36.6% |
| 1969 | 6.5% | +43.5% |
| 1970 | 4.3% | -33.3% |
| 1971 | 5.9% | +37.0% |
| 1972 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 6.6% | +13.3% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 5.6% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 3.0% | -45.6% |
| 1977 | 7.1% | +134.2% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | -43.1% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | -37.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -94.6% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +2021.5% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | -69.9% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +227.5% |
| 1985 | -0.1% | -102.5% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | -2488.7% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +147.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -97.9% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | +1989.6% |
| 1990 | -2.5% | -235.6% |
| 1991 | -11.9% | +376.5% |
| 1992 | -3.0% | -74.5% |
| 1993 | -0.5% | -84.7% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -767.5% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -47.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -83.2% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +1065.5% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +28.4% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +38.6% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -88.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +139.9% |
| 2009 | -6.6% | -663.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -119.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +70.1% |
| 2012 | -0.8% | -137.6% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -404.6% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +88.4% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +57.8% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | -4.1% | -178.7% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -287.0% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -42.2% |
| 2023 | -0.7% | -115.4% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -250.1% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 4.2% | 42.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 2.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | -0.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2% | -11.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | -6.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | -0.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | -4.1% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 143 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.1% compare
- 144 Central African Republic 1.0% compare
- 145 Estonia 1.0% compare
- 147 Azerbaijan 1.0% compare
- 148 Slovakia 1.0% compare
- 149 Suriname 0.9% compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3.51 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 22,200 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 302.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 7.84 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Hungary?
- Gdp per capita growth in Hungary was 1.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 1965.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.9% in 1991.
- How does Hungary rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Hungary ranks 146th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.