Hungary — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Hungary, 1973–2025.
Inflation for Hungary was 4.41% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 53 years, from 1973 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 34.82% in 1991. The lowest was -0.23% in 2014 (about -19.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.51% per year.
Hungary ranks 51 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 27%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so Hungary sits above it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 87% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 7258%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 13 of 49 economies; Iceland (4.09%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 730% in 2016. That is 15% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1973 level: doubled by 1979; grown tenfold by 1991. Doubling roughly every 136 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 96th of 99 in 1973 → 87th of 106 in 1980 → 20th of 131 in 1990 → 31st of 163 in 2000 → 62nd of 186 in 2010 → 56th of 178 in 2020 → 43rd of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1973 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.41% | +0.7 pp |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -13.4 pp |
| 2023 | 17.12% | +2.5 pp |
| 2022 | 14.61% | +9.5 pp |
| 2021 | 5.11% | +1.8 pp |
| 2020 | 3.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 3.34% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 2.85% | +0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 2.35% | +2.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.39% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | -0.06% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | -0.23% | -2.0 pp |
| 2013 | 1.73% | -3.9 pp |
| 2012 | 5.67% | +1.8 pp |
| 2011 | 3.91% | -1.0 pp |
| 2010 | 4.88% | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 4.21% | -1.8 pp |
| 2008 | 6.04% | -1.9 pp |
| 2007 | 7.96% | +4.0 pp |
| 2006 | 3.92% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 3.56% | -3.2 pp |
| 2004 | 6.74% | +2.1 pp |
| 2003 | 4.66% | -0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 5.23% | -3.9 pp |
| 2001 | 9.14% | -0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 10.01% | -4.1 pp |
| 1998 | 14.14% | -4.2 pp |
| 1997 | 18.31% | -5.2 pp |
| 1996 | 23.46% | -4.8 pp |
| 1995 | 28.31% | +9.4 pp |
| 1994 | 18.87% | -3.6 pp |
| 1993 | 22.46% | -1.2 pp |
| 1992 | 23.66% | -11.2 pp |
| 1991 | 34.82% | +6.4 pp |
| 1990 | 28.37% | +11.2 pp |
| 1989 | 17.15% | +1.4 pp |
| 1988 | 15.72% | +7.0 pp |
| 1987 | 8.67% | +3.4 pp |
| 1986 | 5.29% | -1.7 pp |
| 1985 | 6.94% | -1.5 pp |
| 1984 | 8.47% | +1.2 pp |
| 1983 | 7.28% | +0.4 pp |
| 1982 | 6.84% | +2.2 pp |
| 1981 | 4.66% | -4.6 pp |
| 1980 | 9.29% | +0.3 pp |
| 1979 | 8.98% | +4.3 pp |
| 1978 | 4.69% | +0.8 pp |
| 1977 | 3.91% | -1.3 pp |
| 1976 | 5.23% | +1.4 pp |
| 1975 | 3.84% | +2.0 pp |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -1.6 pp |
| 1973 | 3.39% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Hungary’s Inflation in 1974?
1.8% (1974). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1973 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +30.2% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 4.41%; 2024: 3.7%; 2023: 17.12%; 2022: 14.61%; 2021: 5.11%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.