HICP - All-items excluding seasonal food in Hungary
Hungary: HICP - All-items excluding seasonal food was 4.4 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
HICP - All-items excluding seasonal food in Hungary, 1997–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 4.4 for hicp - all-items excluding seasonal food in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 1,566.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - all-items excluding seasonal food in Hungary peaked at 17 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.3, in 2015.
That places Hungary 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - All-items excluding seasonal food in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.3 | — |
| 1998 | 16.7 | +25.6% |
| 1999 | 15.6 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 11 | -29.5% |
| 2001 | 5.6 | -49.1% |
| 2002 | 5 | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 4.5 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +55.6% |
| 2005 | 3.4 | -51.4% |
| 2006 | 3.2 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 7.7 | +140.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3 | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 4 | -36.5% |
| 2010 | 4.4 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 5.8 | +45.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4 | -75.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | -85.7% |
| 2015 | -0.3 | -250.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | -166.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4 | +1100.0% |
| 2018 | 2.8 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 3.2 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 3 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 5.3 | +76.7% |
| 2022 | 15.2 | +186.8% |
| 2023 | 17 | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 3.7 | -78.2% |
| 2025 | 4.4 | +18.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 4.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 4.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - All-items excluding seasonal food in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1100.0% | 0.2 | 2.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.77 | 3.2 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 | -0.3 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1 | 3 | 17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More economy & growth data for Hungary
- 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)
- 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 hicp - all-items excluding seasonal food in Hungary?
- Hicp - all-items excluding seasonal food in Hungary was 4.4 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - all-items excluding seasonal food recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2023.
- What is the lowest hicp - all-items excluding seasonal food recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3 in 2015.
- How does Hungary rank for hicp - all-items excluding seasonal food?
- Hungary ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - all-items excluding seasonal food rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,566.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - All-items excluding seasonal food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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