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EUR/HUF367.14 HUF+0.1%USD/HUF329.51 HUF+0.6%CHF/HUF397.67 HUF+0.3%GBP/HUF438.81 HUF+0.4%Base rate5.50%0.00 ppInflation2.1%+0.3 ppPetrol644 HUF+0.5%Diesel709 HUF0.0%Unemployment4.7%+0.2 pp10Y yield5.69%+0.23 ppGold reserves110.0 t0.0%
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International reserves

Hungary's total international reserves and the value of its gold, in billions of US dollars, annually since 1983.

Latest
59.1 bn USD2025
over one year
+27.3%2024: 46.4 bn USD
Record high
59.1 bn USD2025
Record low
1.2 bn USD1990
Data since
19831.8 bn USD

International reserves

billion US dollars
59.1 bn USD
2025
+27.3%over one year
Total reservesof which gold
Orbán II–V02040602016201720182019202020212022202320242025
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Source: World Bank (WDI)

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About this indicator

International reserves are the foreign currency, gold and other reserve assets held by the central bank. They secure the country's external liquidity and can be used to stabilise the forint. The grey line shows the dollar value of the gold holdings.

The latest figure (2025) is 59.1 bn USD, under the Orbán Viktor government. The series goes back to 1983; the highest value was 59.1 bn USD (2025) and the lowest 1.2 bn USD (1990).

Source: World Bank (WDI) (FI.RES.TOTL.CD) · Updated: 27 Oct 2026 21:41 UTC · Download data (CSV)

By government

The value when each government took office and when it left (or the latest figure), plus the average during the term.

GovernmentAt startAt end / nowChangeAverage
Magyar Péter (Tisza)Magyar · 2026–in office
no data yet–––
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán II–V · 2010–2026
44.2 bn USD59.1 bn USD+33.8%40.9 bn USD
Bajnai Gordon (MSZP)Bajnai · 2009–2010
33.9 bn USD44.2 bn USD+30.4%44.2 bn USD
Gyurcsány Ferenc (MSZP)Gyurcsány · 2004–2009
16.0 bn USD33.9 bn USD+112.2%24.5 bn USD
Medgyessy Péter (MSZP)Medgyessy · 2002–2004
10.8 bn USD16.0 bn USD+48.4%13.0 bn USD
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán I · 1998–2002
9.3 bn USD10.8 bn USD+15.1%11.0 bn USD
Horn Gyula (MSZP)Horn · 1994–1998
6.8 bn USD9.3 bn USD+37.9%9.9 bn USD
Boross Péter (MDF)Boross · 1993–1994
6.7 bn USD6.8 bn USD+0.5%6.8 bn USD
Antall József (MDF)Antall · 1990–1993
1.8 bn USD6.7 bn USD+265.3%4.1 bn USD
Data table
DateTotal reservesof which gold
202559.1 bn USD15.4 bn USD
202446.4 bn USD9.2 bn USD
202345.7 bn USD6.3 bn USD
202241.2 bn USD5.5 bn USD
202143.5 bn USD5.5 bn USD
202041.3 bn USD1.9 bn USD
201931.8 bn USD1.5 bn USD
201831.4 bn USD1.3 bn USD
201728.0 bn USD0.1 bn USD
201625.8 bn USD0.0 bn USD
201533.1 bn USD0.1 bn USD
201442.0 bn USD0.1 bn USD
201346.5 bn USD0.1 bn USD
201244.7 bn USD0.2 bn USD
201148.8 bn USD0.2 bn USD
201045.0 bn USD0.1 bn USD
200944.2 bn USD0.1 bn USD
200833.9 bn USD0.1 bn USD
200724.1 bn USD0.1 bn USD
200621.6 bn USD0.1 bn USD
200518.6 bn USD0.1 bn USD
200416.0 bn USD0.0 bn USD
200312.8 bn USD0.0 bn USD
200210.4 bn USD0.0 bn USD
200110.8 bn USD0.0 bn USD
200011.2 bn USD0.0 bn USD
199911.0 bn USD0.0 bn USD
19989.3 bn USD0.0 bn USD
19978.4 bn USD0.0 bn USD
19969.8 bn USD0.0 bn USD
199512.0 bn USD0.0 bn USD
19946.8 bn USD0.0 bn USD
19936.7 bn USD0.0 bn USD
19924.5 bn USD0.0 bn USD
19914.0 bn USD0.1 bn USD
19901.2 bn USD0.1 bn USD
19891.8 bn USD0.6 bn USD
19882.1 bn USD0.7 bn USD
19872.4 bn USD0.8 bn USD
19863.2 bn USD0.9 bn USD
19852.9 bn USD0.8 bn USD
19842.2 bn USD0.6 bn USD
19831.8 bn USD0.6 bn USD

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