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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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Purchasing power of the forint since 1990

What is 1,000 forints from 1990 worth in each year? The forint's real value based on consumer prices.

Latest
48 HUF2025
over one year
−4.2%2024: 50 HUF
Record high
1,000 HUF1990
Record low
48 HUF2025
Data since
19901,000 HUF

Purchasing power of the forint since 1990

real value of 1,000 HUF from 1990
48 HUF
2025
−4.2%over one year
Orbán II–V0204060801002016201720182019202020212022202320242025
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Source: World Bank (WDI)

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10,000 Ft in 1990 had the same purchasing power as 207,987 Ft in 2025 (+1,980%)

Based on the annual average consumer price index (World Bank). Indicative only.

About this indicator

The chart shows what 1,000 forints that bought a basket of goods in 1990 would be worth in later years – how much purchasing power the forint lost to inflation. The calculation is based on the consumer price index.

The latest figure (2025) is 48 HUF, under the Orbán Viktor government. The series goes back to 1990; the highest value was 1,000 HUF (1990) and the lowest 48 HUF (2025).

Source: World Bank (WDI) (FP.CPI.TOTL) · 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
97 HUF48 HUF−50.3%74 HUF
Bajnai Gordon (MSZP)Bajnai · 2009–2010
101 HUF97 HUF−4.0%97 HUF
Gyurcsány Ferenc (MSZP)Gyurcsány · 2004–2009
124 HUF101 HUF−18.8%111 HUF
Medgyessy Péter (MSZP)Medgyessy · 2002–2004
146 HUF124 HUF−14.9%132 HUF
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán I · 1998–2002
193 HUF146 HUF−24.1%160 HUF
Horn Gyula (MSZP)Horn · 1994–1998
412 HUF193 HUF−53.3%248 HUF
Boross Péter (MDF)Boross · 1993–1994
490 HUF412 HUF−15.9%412 HUF
Antall József (MDF)Antall · 1990–1993
1,000 HUF*490 HUF−51.0%708 HUF

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

Data table
DateValue
202548 HUF
202450 HUF
202352 HUF
202261 HUF
202170 HUF
202073 HUF
201976 HUF
201878 HUF
201781 HUF
201683 HUF
201583 HUF
201483 HUF
201383 HUF
201284 HUF
201189 HUF
201092 HUF
200997 HUF
2008101 HUF
2007107 HUF
2006115 HUF
2005120 HUF
2004124 HUF
2003133 HUF
2002139 HUF
2001146 HUF
2000159 HUF
1999175 HUF
1998193 HUF
1997220 HUF
1996260 HUF
1995321 HUF
1994412 HUF
1993490 HUF
1992600 HUF
1991742 HUF
19901,000 HUF

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