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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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Public finances

Hungary's government debt as a share of GDP and in forints, debt per person, the budget deficit and the level of public spending – with EU comparisons and the Maastricht criteria.

75.6%
Q2 2026
−0.2 ppover one year−2.0 ppsince change
HungaryEU average
Orbán II–VMagyar0204060801002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Maastricht limit (60%)
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Source: Eurostat
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67.9 trn HUF
Q2 2026
+6.1%over one year−1.6%since change
Orbán II–VMagyar0204060802017201820192020202120222023202420252026
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Source: Eurostat
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Government debt per person

million forints per person
7.15 M HUF
Q2 2026
+6.6%over one year−1.6%since change
Orbán II–VMagyar024682017201820192020202120222023202420252026
FideszTisza
Source: Eurostat
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−4.7%
2025
+0.4 ppover one year
Orbán II–V−8−6−4−202016201720182019202020212022202320242025Maastricht limit (−3%)
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Source: Eurostat
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47.6%
2025
+0.4 ppover one year
HungaryEU average
Orbán II–V4446485052542016201720182019202020212022202320242025
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Source: Eurostat
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Central government debt (monthly)

trillion forints, end of month
67.77 trn HUF
September 2026
+13.6%over one year+7.0%since change
Orbán II–VMagyar0204060802017201820192020202120222023202420252026
FideszTisza
Source: ÁKK – Államadósság Kezelő Központ
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−7.2%
Q2 2026
−3.5 ppover one year−0.4 ppsince change
Orbán II–VMagyar−12.5−10.0−7.5−5.0−2.50.020182020202220242026Maastricht limit (−3%)
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Source: Eurostat
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−15 bn HUF
September 2026
+2,255 bn HUFvs previous+486 bn HUFsince change
Orbán II–VMagyar−3,000−2,000−1,00001,000Jan 2026MarMayJulSep
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Source: ÁKK – Államadósság Kezelő Központ
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