Hungary — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Hungary, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Hungary was 0.51% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 42.41% in 1965. The lowest was -11.89% in 1991 (about -23.3× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.41% per year.
Hungary ranks 189 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 89%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Hungary sits below it. It peaked in 1965 and has fallen 99% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 86%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 52 of 57 economies; San Marino (0.40%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2842% in 1997. That is 80% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1965.
World ranking. Slipped: 57th of 107 in 1961 → 75th of 119 in 1970 → 110th of 152 in 1980 → 158th of 176 in 1990 → 91st of 199 in 2000 → 169th of 209 in 2010 → 114th of 209 in 2020 → 171st of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 0.71% | +1.5 pp |
| 2023 | -0.82% | -5.0 pp |
| 2022 | 4.15% | -3.1 pp |
| 2021 | 7.22% | +11.6 pp |
| 2020 | -4.34% | -9.4 pp |
| 2019 | 5.08% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 5.61% | +1.5 pp |
| 2017 | 4.12% | +1.7 pp |
| 2016 | 2.44% | -1.2 pp |
| 2015 | 3.66% | -0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 4.33% | +2.3 pp |
| 2013 | 2.03% | +3.4 pp |
| 2012 | -1.34% | -3.3 pp |
| 2011 | 1.92% | +0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 1.07% | +7.8 pp |
| 2009 | -6.74% | -7.7 pp |
| 2008 | 0.99% | +0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 0.33% | -3.6 pp |
| 2006 | 3.93% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 4.96% | +1.0 pp |
| 2003 | 3.94% | -0.8 pp |
| 2002 | 4.73% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 4.06% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 4.41% | +1.3 pp |
| 1999 | 3.09% | -0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 3.85% | +0.9 pp |
| 1997 | 2.98% | +2.9 pp |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -1.4 pp |
| 1995 | 1.49% | -1.5 pp |
| 1994 | 2.95% | +3.5 pp |
| 1993 | -0.58% | +2.5 pp |
| 1992 | -3.06% | +8.8 pp |
| 1991 | -11.89% | -8.4 pp |
| 1990 | -3.5% | -4.2 pp |
| 1989 | 0.74% | +0.8 pp |
| 1988 | -0.07% | -4.1 pp |
| 1987 | 4.05% | +2.5 pp |
| 1986 | 1.53% | +1.8 pp |
| 1985 | -0.25% | -2.9 pp |
| 1984 | 2.66% | +1.9 pp |
| 1983 | 0.72% | -2.1 pp |
| 1982 | 2.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.87% | +2.7 pp |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -2.5 pp |
| 1979 | 2.7% | -1.7 pp |
| 1978 | 4.4% | -3.2 pp |
| 1977 | 7.6% | +4.0 pp |
| 1976 | 3.6% | -2.6 pp |
| 1975 | 6.2% | +0.3 pp |
| 1974 | 5.9% | -1.0 pp |
| 1973 | 6.9% | +0.8 pp |
| 1972 | 6.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 6.2% | +1.5 pp |
| 1970 | 4.7% | -2.2 pp |
| 1969 | 6.9% | +2.0 pp |
| 1968 | 4.9% | -2.6 pp |
| 1967 | 7.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 7.4% | -35.0 pp |
| 1965 | 42.41% | +37.7 pp |
| 1964 | 4.7% | -1.0 pp |
| 1963 | 5.7% | -0.4 pp |
| 1962 | 6.1% | +1.4 pp |
| 1961 | 4.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Hungary’s GDP growth in 1962?
6.1% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Hungary’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -89.2% in total — about 3.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.51%; 2024: 0.71%; 2023: -0.82%; 2022: 4.15%; 2021: 7.22%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.