Hungary (2025)
-4.7
% of GDP
+0.4pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.4pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Hungary Government Deficit (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 -4.7 +0.4pp
2024 -5.1 +1.9pp
2023 -7 -0.8pp
2022 -6.2 +0.9pp
2021 -7.1 +0.4pp
2020 -7.5 -5.5pp
2019 -2 unchanged
2018 -2 +0.5pp
2017 -2.5 -0.7pp
2016 -1.8 +0.2pp
2015 -2 +0.8pp
2014 -2.8 -0.2pp
2013 -2.6 -0.3pp
2012 -2.3 +2.9pp
2011 -5.2 -0.8pp
2010 -4.4 +0.4pp
2009 -4.8 -1pp
2008 -3.8 +1.3pp
2007 -5.1 +4.2pp
2006 -9.3 -1.5pp

About this Dataset

Hungary recorded -4.7 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.4pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from -9.3 in 2006 to -1.8 in 2016.

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Hungary from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Hungary from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at -1.8 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of -9.3 in 2006. The latest reading of -4.7 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp.