Published on: 4 April 2024

The surplus of the external trade in goods amounted to EUR 1.7 billion, the external trade in goods level increased by 9.2% on the export side, and was down by 0.1% on the import one, month-on-month

The value of export was 2.4% lower, that of import decreased by 12% in EUR terms in February 2024 compared to the same period of the previous year. The balance of the external trade in goods improved by EUR 1.1 billion. Compared to the previous month, the export of goods increased by 9.2%, their import went down by 0.1%.

In February 2024:

The value of exports amounted to EUR 12.6 billion (HUF 4,875 billion) and that of imports to EUR 10.9 billion (HUF 4,234 billion).

The surplus of the external trade in goods was EUR 1.7 billion (HUF 641 billion).

The share of EU Member States (EU27_2020) was 77% in exports and 72% in imports.

In February 2024 compared to a year earlier:

The value of exports decreased by 2.4%, that of imports lessened by 12% in EUR terms.

External trade in goods

Denomination Exports Imports Balance
value, at current prices same period of the previous year = 100.0% value, at current prices same period of the previous year = 100.0% value, at current prices change compared to the same period of the previous year
February 2024
Billion HUF4 875 98.4 4 234 89.1 641 439
Million EUR12 559 97.6 10 907 88.4 1 652 1 126
January-February 2024
Billion HUF9 271 94.3 8 407 85.8 864 821
Million EUR24 065 95.5 21 830 87.0 2 234 2 112