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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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Diesel price

What a litre of diesel costs at the pump, on average. Average pump price of diesel in Hungary in forints, weekly since 2005, compared with the EU average and neighbouring countries.

Latest
709 HUF19 Oct 2026
over one year
+22.2%20 Oct 2025: 580 HUF
Record high
723 HUF12 Dec 2022
Record low
231 HUF24 Jan 2005
Data since
2005237 HUF

Diesel price

HUF per litre
709 HUF
19 Oct 2026
+22.2%over one year+13.0%since change
HungaryEU averagePrice cap
Orbán II–VMagyar2004006008001,0002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Price cap: 480 HUFHungarian plates onlyProtected price: 615 HUF
FideszTisza
Source: European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin

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Fidesz → Tisza

What has changed since the change of government?

Diesel✗ worsened
628709 HUF
4 May 2026 → 19 Oct 2026
+13.0%since the change of government
Same period before: +4.9%

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.

Regulation and key events

  1. 15 Nov 2021 – 6 Dec 2022
    Price cap: 480 HUF per litre

    Regulated price: petrol (95) and diesel could cost at most 480 HUF per litre. Planned for three months, it was extended several times and abolished with immediate effect at 23:00 on 6 December 2022 amid fuel shortages, after which prices jumped from 480 to over 650 HUF within a week.

  2. 27 May 2022
    Hungarian plates only

    From 27 May 2022 only Hungarian-registered vehicles could fill up at the capped price. Because of such restrictions, the average price actually paid rose above the 480 HUF cap in the second half of 2022.

  3. 10 Mar 2026 – 27 Jun 2026
    Protected price: 615 HUF per litre

    Protected price: petrol (95) could cost at most 595 HUF and diesel 615 HUF per litre. The Orbán government introduced it from 10 March 2026 when oil prices spiked because of the Middle East conflict. A law passed by Parliament ended it from 27 June 2026, after market prices had fallen below the cap.

Hungary and its neighbours

Latest weekly data (19 Oct 2026), converted at 363.40 HUF/€. The last column shows the price change since the change of government, measured in euros (so exchange-rate moves don't distort it) – if neighbours moved similarly, the change is mostly down to world markets.

CountryFt / l€ / lvs HungarySince the change (€)
EU average7772.139+9.6%+8.3%
Austria7752.132+9.3%+6.7%
Romania7432.044+4.8%+9.6%
Czechia7101.953+0.1%+10.7%
Slovakia7091.9520.0%+5.6%
Hungary7091.951–+13.0%
Poland6511.791−8.2%+6.4%

About this indicator

Based on the European Commission's Weekly Oil Bulletin, taxes included. Diesel prices feed into the price of almost everything through freight costs. The EU average and neighbouring countries are converted to forints at that week's exchange rate. Hatched periods had a price cap: 480 HUF in 2021–2022 and 615 HUF from March to June 2026.

The latest figure (19 Oct 2026) is 709 HUF, under the Magyar Péter government. The series goes back to 2005; the highest value was 723 HUF (12 Dec 2022) and the lowest 231 HUF (24 Jan 2005).

Source: European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin · 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
628 HUF709 HUF+13.0%651 HUF
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán II–V · 2010–2026
326 HUF628 HUF+92.4%450 HUF
Bajnai Gordon (MSZP)Bajnai · 2009–2010
260 HUF326 HUF+25.4%285 HUF
Gyurcsány Ferenc (MSZP)Gyurcsány · 2004–2009
237 HUF*260 HUF+9.8%273 HUF

* The series starts during this term, so the starting value is the first available observation.

Data table · Year-end values
DateHungaryEU average
19 Oct 2026709 HUF777 HUF
29 Dec 2025563 HUF601 HUF
30 Dec 2024630 HUF665 HUF
25 Dec 2023582 HUF614 HUF
26 Dec 2022713 HUF702 HUF
20 Dec 2021472 HUF545 HUF
21 Dec 2020387 HUF417 HUF
16 Dec 2019406 HUF443 HUF
17 Dec 2018391 HUF429 HUF
18 Dec 2017369 HUF390 HUF
19 Dec 2016374 HUF382 HUF
14 Dec 2015329 HUF358 HUF
15 Dec 2014375 HUF389 HUF
16 Dec 2013428 HUF428 HUF
17 Dec 2012418 HUF419 HUF
19 Dec 2011427 HUF432 HUF
20 Dec 2010348 HUF356 HUF
21 Dec 2009282 HUF289 HUF
15 Dec 2008256 HUF266 HUF
17 Dec 2007293 HUF301 HUF
18 Dec 2006260 HUF267 HUF
19 Dec 2005254 HUF267 HUF

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