How is Hungary doing today?
Exchange rates, inflation, unemployment, government debt and 30+ more indicators – live, from official sources. Every chart shows what happened under which government.
Magyar Péter has been prime minister since 9 May 2026.
What has changed since the change of government?
The latest figure compared with the value when the new government took office – and, for comparison, how the indicator moved over the same length of time before the change.
This is a short period: the indicators are also strongly driven by the world economy, earlier decisions and seasonal effects, so changes cannot be attributed to the new government alone.
Key figures
What one euro costs in forints. Lower means a stronger forint.
How much prices rose over the past year.
The central bank's key rate – loan and deposit rates follow it.
Share of the labour force looking for work.
How much the economy grew over a year.
How much more net pay buys than a year ago, after price rises.
What a litre of 95 petrol costs at the pump, on average.
How optimistic households are; higher means a better mood.
Government debt compared with a year's economic output.
How much gold the central bank holds.
Main charts
Charts open on the last 10 years; use the buttons to go back as far as 1990.
Euro to forint exchange rate (EUR/HUF)
Inflation rate in Hungary
Unemployment rate
Government debt to GDP
GDP growth rate
Purchasing power of the forint since 1990
Hungary's gold reserves
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Governments
Chart lines and backgrounds take the colour of the party leading the government at the time.
- Antall 1990–1993 · MDF–FKGP–KDNP
- Boross 1993–1994 · MDF–FKGP–KDNP
- Horn 1994–1998 · MSZP–SZDSZ
- Orbán I 1998–2002 · Fidesz–FKGP–MDF
- Medgyessy 2002–2004 · MSZP–SZDSZ
- Gyurcsány 2004–2009 · MSZP–SZDSZ (MSZP alone from 2008)
- Bajnai 2009–2010 · MSZP-backed technocratic cabinet
- Orbán II–V 2010–2026 · Fidesz–KDNP
- Magyar 2026– · Tisza