Government debt per person
How much government debt is there per Hungarian resident? Quarterly, in millions of forints, since 1995.
- Latest
- 7.15 M HUFQ2 2026
- over one year
- +6.6%Q2 2025: 6.71 M HUF
- Record high
- 7.27 M HUFQ1 2026
- Record low
- 0.43 M HUFQ1 1995
- Data since
- 19950.43 M HUF
Government debt per person
What has changed since the change of government?
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.
About this indicator
Total government debt divided by the population (as of 1 January of the given year). Our own calculation from Eurostat debt and population data.
The latest figure (Q2 2026) is 7.15 M HUF, under the Magyar Péter government. The series goes back to 1995; the highest value was 7.27 M HUF (Q1 2026) and the lowest 0.43 M HUF (Q1 1995).
Source: Eurostat (gov_10q_ggdebt) · 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.
| Government | At start | At end / now | Change | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Magyar Péter (Tisza)Magyar · 2026–in office | 7.27 M HUF | 7.15 M HUF | −1.6% | 7.15 M HUF |
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán II–V · 2010–2026 | 2.23 M HUF | 7.27 M HUF | +225.5% | 3.69 M HUF |
Bajnai Gordon (MSZP)Bajnai · 2009–2010 | 2.20 M HUF | 2.23 M HUF | +1.3% | 2.10 M HUF |
Gyurcsány Ferenc (MSZP)Gyurcsány · 2004–2009 | 1.22 M HUF | 2.20 M HUF | +80.3% | 1.60 M HUF |
Medgyessy Péter (MSZP)Medgyessy · 2002–2004 | 0.86 M HUF | 1.22 M HUF | +43.0% | 1.07 M HUF |
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán I · 1998–2002 | 0.57 M HUF | 0.86 M HUF | +49.0% | 0.71 M HUF |
Horn Gyula (MSZP)Horn · 1994–1998 | 0.43 M HUF* | 0.57 M HUF | +35.0% | 0.50 M HUF |
* The series starts during this term, so the starting value is the first available observation.
Data table
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 7.15 M HUF |
| Q1 2026 | 7.27 M HUF |
| Q4 2025 | 6.81 M HUF |
| Q3 2025 | 6.72 M HUF |
| Q2 2025 | 6.71 M HUF |
| Q1 2025 | 6.54 M HUF |
| Q4 2024 | 6.25 M HUF |
| Q3 2024 | 6.32 M HUF |
| Q2 2024 | 6.21 M HUF |
| Q1 2024 | 6.08 M HUF |
| Q4 2023 | 5.74 M HUF |
| Q3 2023 | 5.66 M HUF |
| Q2 2023 | 5.50 M HUF |
| Q1 2023 | 5.34 M HUF |
| Q4 2022 | 5.08 M HUF |
| Q3 2022 | 4.98 M HUF |
| Q2 2022 | 4.81 M HUF |
| Q1 2022 | 4.61 M HUF |
| Q4 2021 | 4.39 M HUF |
| Q3 2021 | 4.36 M HUF |
| Q2 2021 | 4.08 M HUF |
| Q1 2021 | 4.05 M HUF |
| Q4 2020 | 3.96 M HUF |
| Q3 2020 | 3.62 M HUF |
| Q2 2020 | 3.43 M HUF |
| Q1 2020 | 3.28 M HUF |
| Q4 2019 | 3.21 M HUF |
| Q3 2019 | 3.22 M HUF |
| Q2 2019 | 3.15 M HUF |
| Q1 2019 | 3.13 M HUF |
| Q4 2018 | 3.09 M HUF |
| Q3 2018 | 3.08 M HUF |
| Q2 2018 | 3.07 M HUF |
| Q1 2018 | 2.99 M HUF |
| Q4 2017 | 2.91 M HUF |
| Q3 2017 | 2.87 M HUF |
| Q2 2017 | 2.86 M HUF |
| Q1 2017 | 2.84 M HUF |
| Q4 2016 | 2.77 M HUF |
| Q3 2016 | 2.76 M HUF |
| Q2 2016 | 2.77 M HUF |
| Q1 2016 | 2.79 M HUF |
| Q4 2015 | 2.70 M HUF |
| Q3 2015 | 2.73 M HUF |
| Q2 2015 | 2.72 M HUF |
| Q1 2015 | 2.63 M HUF |
| Q4 2014 | 2.55 M HUF |
| Q3 2014 | 2.60 M HUF |
| Q2 2014 | 2.62 M HUF |
| Q1 2014 | 2.56 M HUF |
| Q4 2013 | 2.37 M HUF |
| Q3 2013 | 2.36 M HUF |
| Q2 2013 | 2.37 M HUF |
| Q1 2013 | 2.39 M HUF |
| Q4 2012 | 2.28 M HUF |
| Q3 2012 | 2.26 M HUF |
| Q2 2012 | 2.26 M HUF |
| Q1 2012 | 2.28 M HUF |
| Q4 2011 | 2.30 M HUF |
| Q3 2011 | 2.32 M HUF |
| Q2 2011 | 2.15 M HUF |
| Q1 2011 | 2.27 M HUF |
| Q4 2010 | 2.20 M HUF |
| Q3 2010 | 2.19 M HUF |
| Q2 2010 | 2.23 M HUF |
| Q1 2010 | 2.13 M HUF |
| Q4 2009 | 2.06 M HUF |
| Q3 2009 | 2.07 M HUF |
| Q2 2009 | 2.02 M HUF |
| Q1 2009 | 2.20 M HUF |
| Q4 2008 | 1.95 M HUF |
| Q3 2008 | 1.74 M HUF |
| Q2 2008 | 1.72 M HUF |
| Q1 2008 | 1.74 M HUF |
| Q4 2007 | 1.68 M HUF |
| Q3 2007 | 1.65 M HUF |
| Q2 2007 | 1.64 M HUF |
| Q1 2007 | 1.60 M HUF |
| Q4 2006 | 1.56 M HUF |
| Q3 2006 | 1.59 M HUF |
| Q2 2006 | 1.55 M HUF |
| Q1 2006 | 1.50 M HUF |
| Q4 2005 | 1.35 M HUF |
| Q3 2005 | 1.38 M HUF |
| Q2 2005 | 1.36 M HUF |
| Q1 2005 | 1.31 M HUF |
| Q4 2004 | 1.23 M HUF |
| Q3 2004 | 1.22 M HUF |
| Q2 2004 | 1.20 M HUF |
| Q1 2004 | 1.14 M HUF |
| Q4 2003 | 1.10 M HUF |
| Q3 2003 | 1.09 M HUF |
| Q2 2003 | 1.06 M HUF |
| Q1 2003 | 1.02 M HUF |
| Q4 2002 | 0.95 M HUF |
| Q3 2002 | 0.90 M HUF |
| Q2 2002 | 0.86 M HUF |
| Q1 2002 | 0.83 M HUF |
| Q4 2001 | 0.79 M HUF |
| Q3 2001 | 0.77 M HUF |
| Q2 2001 | 0.74 M HUF |
| Q1 2001 | 0.74 M HUF |
| Q4 2000 | 0.73 M HUF |
| Q3 2000 | 0.71 M HUF |
| Q2 2000 | 0.71 M HUF |
| Q1 2000 | 0.71 M HUF |
| Q4 1999 | 0.69 M HUF |
| Q3 1999 | 0.68 M HUF |
| Q2 1999 | 0.65 M HUF |
| Q1 1999 | 0.64 M HUF |
| Q4 1998 | 0.61 M HUF |
| Q3 1998 | 0.59 M HUF |
| Q2 1998 | 0.57 M HUF |
| Q1 1998 | 0.55 M HUF |
| Q4 1997 | 0.53 M HUF |
| Q3 1997 | 0.53 M HUF |
| Q2 1997 | 0.52 M HUF |
| Q1 1997 | 0.50 M HUF |
| Q4 1996 | 0.49 M HUF |
| Q3 1996 | 0.49 M HUF |
| Q2 1996 | 0.47 M HUF |
| Q1 1996 | 0.48 M HUF |
| Q4 1995 | 0.48 M HUF |
| Q3 1995 | 0.46 M HUF |
| Q2 1995 | 0.45 M HUF |
| Q1 1995 | 0.43 M HUF |