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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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Petrol price (Euro-super 95)

What a litre of 95 petrol costs at the pump, on average. Average pump price of Euro-super 95 petrol in Hungary in forints, weekly since 2005, compared with the EU average and neighbouring countries.

Latest
644 HUF19 Oct 2026
over one year
+12.5%20 Oct 2025: 572 HUF
Record high
661 HUF12 Dec 2022
Record low
228 HUF12 Jan 2009
Data since
2005233 HUF

Petrol price (Euro-super 95)

HUF per litre
644 HUF
19 Oct 2026
+12.5%over one year+7.3%since change
HungaryEU averagePrice cap
Orbán II–VMagyar2004006008001,0002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Price cap: 480 HUFHungarian plates onlyProtected price: 595 HUF
FideszTisza
Source: European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin

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Fidesz → Tisza

What has changed since the change of government?

Petrol✗ worsened
600644 HUF
4 May 2026 → 19 Oct 2026
+7.3%since the change of government
Same period before: +4.7%

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: 595 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 average7241.991+12.5%+7.0%
Romania6891.895+7.0%+9.1%
Slovakia6851.885+6.4%+6.1%
Czechia6771.862+5.2%+7.4%
Austria6601.817+2.6%+1.3%
Hungary6441.771–+7.3%
Poland5671.560−11.9%+3.6%

About this indicator

Based on the European Commission's Weekly Oil Bulletin, taxes included, as a weighted average of the most frequently charged prices. The EU average and neighbouring countries are converted to forints at that week's exchange rate. Hatched areas on the chart mark price-cap periods: a 480 HUF cap from November 2021 to December 2022 and a 595 HUF protected price from March to June 2026.

The latest figure (19 Oct 2026) is 644 HUF, under the Magyar Péter government. The series goes back to 2005; the highest value was 661 HUF (12 Dec 2022) and the lowest 228 HUF (12 Jan 2009).

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
600 HUF644 HUF+7.3%603 HUF
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán II–V · 2010–2026
344 HUF600 HUF+74.2%438 HUF
Bajnai Gordon (MSZP)Bajnai · 2009–2010
266 HUF344 HUF+29.6%304 HUF
Gyurcsány Ferenc (MSZP)Gyurcsány · 2004–2009
233 HUF*266 HUF+14.0%275 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 2026644 HUF724 HUF
29 Dec 2025552 HUF621 HUF
30 Dec 2024613 HUF694 HUF
25 Dec 2023546 HUF629 HUF
26 Dec 2022628 HUF670 HUF
20 Dec 2021474 HUF594 HUF
21 Dec 2020369 HUF461 HUF
16 Dec 2019384 HUF467 HUF
17 Dec 2018352 HUF441 HUF
18 Dec 2017357 HUF426 HUF
19 Dec 2016360 HUF424 HUF
14 Dec 2015331 HUF412 HUF
15 Dec 2014355 HUF425 HUF
16 Dec 2013409 HUF458 HUF
17 Dec 2012404 HUF449 HUF
19 Dec 2011396 HUF456 HUF
20 Dec 2010360 HUF395 HUF
21 Dec 2009295 HUF332 HUF
15 Dec 2008233 HUF272 HUF
17 Dec 2007288 HUF326 HUF
18 Dec 2006258 HUF296 HUF
19 Dec 2005259 HUF298 HUF

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