Hungary: Economic and Financial Data
Date of last update: 24 April 2014
This page is updated whenever new data are released.
The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Hungary has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page.
Unless otherwise indicated, data are preliminary when first released and are not seasonally adjusted.
Comma (,) represents decimal point delimiter.
Figures may not sum due to rounding.
Acronyms used: HUF – Hungarian Forint; BUX – Budapest Stock Exchange Index
Real Sector
| SDDS data category and component | Unit description | Observations | More info | Period of latest data | Latest data | Data for previous period | % change from same period last year |
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| National accounts | www.ksh.hu/stadat | |||||
| * GDP at current market prices | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 7 952,8 | 7 488,3 | ||
| ** Household final consumption expenditure | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 4 016,0 | 3 804,8 | ||
| ** Social transfer in kind from government | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 844,2 | 731,3 | ||
| ** Social transfer in kind from NPISHs | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 133,4 | 126,0 | ||
| ** Actual final consumption of households | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 4 993,6 | 4 662,1 | ||
| ** Actual final consumption of government | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 782,7 | 704,3 | ||
| ** Actual final consumption, total | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 5 776,4 | 5 366,4 | ||
| ** Gross fixed capital formation | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 1 782,3 | 1 411,6 | ||
| ** Exports | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 7 146,5 | 7 126,9 | ||
| ** Imports | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 6 672,6 | 6 421,5 | ||
| ** External balance of goods and services | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 473,8 | 705,3 | ||
| ** Changes in inventories | HUF billion | Q4/13 | -79,8 | 5,0 | ||
| * GDP at constant prices | HUF billion at 2005 prices | Q4/13 | 5 888,7 | 5 686,5 | 2,7 | www.ksh.hu/stadat www.ksh.hu/stadat |
| ** Household final consumption expenditure | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 2 807,5 | 2 699,9 | 1,0 | |
| ** Social transfer in kind from government | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 612,3 | 567,2 | -2,1 | |
| ** Social transfer in kind from NPISHs | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 85,7 | 85,6 | 1,3 | |
| ** Actual final consumption of households | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 3 508,5 | 3 357,6 | 0,5 | |
| ** Actual final consumption of government | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 650,0 | 588,0 | 5,7 | |
| ** Actual final consumption, total | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 4 154,7 | 3 945,9 | 1,2 | |
| ** Gross fixed capital formation | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 1 363,9 | 1 089,3 | 10,4 | |
| ** Exports | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 6 302,7 | 6 221,5 | 8,8 | |
| ** Imports | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 5 704,9 | 5 435,4 | 7,6 | |
| ** External balance of goods and services | HUF billion | Q4/13 | 597,8 | 786,1 | ||
| ** Changes in inventories | HUF billion | Q4/13 | n.a. | n.a. | ||
| Production index | ||||||
| * Volume of gross industrial output | seasonally and working-days adjusted, 2010 monthly average = 100,0 | Feb/14 | 110,7 | 109,0 | 8,1 | www.ksh.hu/first_release www.ksh.hu/stadat |
| Labor market | ||||||
| * Employment | persons, thousand final | Dec/13- Feb/14 | 4 052,8 | 4 030,2 | www.ksh.hu/first_release www.ksh.hu/stadat |
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| * Unemployment | persons, thousand final | Dec/13- Feb/14 | 379,4 | 392,5 | www.ksh.hu/first_release www.ksh.hu/stadat |
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| % of labor force | Dec/13- Feb/14 | 8,6 | 8,9 | |||
| * Wages/earnings | average monthly gross earnings in HUF | Feb/14 | 226 594 | 226 648 | 1,7 | www.ksh.hu/first_release www.ksh.hu/stadat |
| Price indices | ||||||
| * Consumer prices | December previous year=100,0 final | Mar/14 | 100,6 | 100,4 | www.ksh.hu/first_release www.ksh.hu/stadat |
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| * Producer prices | December previous year=100,0 final | Feb/14 | 101,4 | 100,7 | www.ksh.hu/first_release www.ksh.hu/stadat |
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Fiscal Sector
| SDDS data category and component | Unit description | Observations | More info | Period of latest data | Latest data | Data for previous period | % change from same period last year |
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| General government operations | Ministry for National Economy | |||||
| Notes: 2012 Data refers to audited cash based final fiscal accounts data approved by the Parliament and used as working balance for compilation 2013 October EDP Notification. Data are consolidated and include local government data as well. Central government cash balance was -598643 HUF million in 2012 (including the balance of SS Funds -117562 HUF million). Local government cash balance was surplus with 90339 million HUF due to reorganisation roles and responsibilities in public services between central and local level of government and transfers from the central budget for repayment of debt of local governments. | ||||||
| * Total revenues | HUF million | 2012 | 13 481 229 | 12 939 640 | ||
| * Total expenditures | HUF million | 2012 | 13 989 534 | 14 537 714 | ||
| * General government surplus/deficit | HUF million | 2012 | -508 305 | -1 598 074 | ||
| * Total financing | HUF million | 2012 | 508 305 | 1 598 074 | ||
| ** Foreign debt financing | HUF million | 2012 | -1 269 376 | 40 867 | ||
| ** Domestic debt financing | HUF million | 2012 | 1 679 474 | -615 049 | ||
| *** Bonds | HUF million | 2012 | 894 079 | -737 938 | ||
| *** Treasury bills | HUF million | 2012 | 878 400 | -39 200 | ||
| *** Loans | HUF million | 2012 | -93 005 | 162 089 | ||
| ** Other financing | HUF million | 2012 | 98 207 | 2 172 256 | ||
| Central government operations | Ministry for National Economy | |||||
| * Total revenues | HUF million | Mar/2014 | 1 229 039 | 1 233 511 | ||
| * Total expenditures | HUF million | Mar/2014 | 1 446 963 | 1 641 365 | ||
| * Central government surplus/deficit | HUF million | Mar/2014 | -217 924 | -407 854 | ||
| * Total financing | HUF million | Mar/2014 | 217 924 | 407 854 | ||
| ** Foreign debt financing | HUF million | Mar/2014 | 654 344 | 111 024 | ||
| ** Domestic debt financing | HUF million | Mar/2014 | 275 661 | 463 222 | ||
| *** Bonds | HUF million | Mar/2014 | 51 475 | -138 698 | ||
| *** Treasury bills | HUF million | Mar/2014 | 240 596 | 397 283 | ||
| *** Loans | HUF million | Mar/2014 | -16 410 | 204 637 | ||
| ** Other financing | HUF million | Mar/2014 | -712 081 | -166 392 | ||
| Central government debt | http://akk.hu For daily data please click on: |
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| *** Total domestic currency debt | HUF billion | Q1/14 | 13 955,12 | 12 976,41 | ||
| - short-term | HUF billion | Q1/14 | 4 085,28 | 3 171,50 | ||
| - long-term | HUF billion | Q1/14 | 9 869,84 | 9 804,91 | ||
| **** Loans | HUF billion | Q1/14 | 614,16 | 603,58 | ||
| **** Government securities | HUF billion | Q1/14 | 13 340,97 | 12 372,83 | ||
| *** Total foreign currency debt | HUF billion | Q1/14 | 10 202,29 | 8 904,95 | ||
| - short-term | HUF billion | Q1/14 | 0,00 | 0,00 | ||
| - long-term | HUF billion | Q1/14 | 10 202,29 | 8 904,95 | ||
| **** Loans | HUF billion | Q1/14 | 3 140,84 | 2 735,61 | ||
| **** Government securities | HUF billion | Q1/14 | 7 061,45 | 6 169,34 | ||
| ** Total outstanding debt | HUF billion | Q1/14 | 24 157,41 | 21 881,36 | ||
| **Mark-to-market deposits placed at AKK | HUF billion | Q1/14 | 98,46 | 117,25 | ||
| *Grand total central government debt | HUF billion | Q1/14 | 24 255,87 | 21 998,61 | ||
| ** Guaranteed debt | HUF billion | Q1/14 | - | 2 716,45 | Not available yet for 31/03/2014 | |
Financial Sector
| SDDS data category and component | Unit description | Observations | More info | Period of latest data | Latest data | Data for previous period | % change from same period last year |
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| Analytical accounts of the banking sector | Magyar Nemzeti Bank | |||||
| * Monetary aggregates | ||||||
| ** M1 | HUF billion | Feb/14 | 8 755,2 | 8 567,7 | ||
| ** M2 | HUF billion | Feb/14 | 15 610,6 | 15 540,0 | ||
| ** M3 | HUF billion | Feb/14 | 17 505,6 | 17 520,7 | ||
| ** Loans to residents | HUF billion | Feb/14 | 15 677,7 | 15 577,9 | ||
| ** Loans to general government | HUF billion | Feb/14 | 963,8 | 798,5 | ||
| ** Loans to other residents | HUF billion | Feb/14 | 14 713,8 | 14 779,4 | ||
| ** Net external assets | HUF billion | Feb/14 | 6 240,1 | 6 570,9 | ||
| Analytical accounts of the central bank | Magyar Nemzeti Bank | |||||
| * Monetary base | HUF billion | Mar/14 | 3 910,4 | 3 788,0 | ||
| * Loans to general government1 | HUF billion | Mar/14 | 0,0 | 0,0 | ||
| * Loans to other residents2 | HUF billion | Mar/14 | 817,3 | 802,7 | ||
| * Net external assets | HUF billion | Mar/14 | 10 421,4 | 9 545,9 | ||
| Interest rates | ||||||
| * Base rate of the NBH | % per annum | Mar/14 | 2,60 | 2,70 | For daily data please click on: Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
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| * Overnight interbank lending rate | % per annum | Feb/14 | 2,16 | 2,20 | Magyar Nemzeti Bank | |
| * 1 month interbank lending rate | % per annum | Feb/14 | 2,84 | 3,00 | ||
| Yields on Treasury bills and Government Bonds | Average yield at auctions and subscription Benchmark yields |
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| Corporate | Magyar Nemzeti Bank | |||||
| * Short-term lending rates | % per annum | Feb/14 | 5,10 | 5,18 | ||
| * Short-term deposit rates | % per annum | Feb/14 | 2,39 | 2,53 | ||
| Household | Magyar Nemzeti Bank | |||||
| * Lending rates | % per annum | Feb/14 | 13,71 | 13,85 | ||
| * Sight deposit rates | % per annum | Feb/14 | 0,67 | 0,75 | ||
| Financial soundness indicators | http://fsi.imf.org | |||||
| Stock market index (SPI) | BUX 02/01/1991=1000 |
Feb/14 | 17 744,20 | 18 958,24 | For daily data please click on: http://www.bse.hu |
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External Sector
| SDDS data category and component | Unit description | Observations | More info | Period of latest data | Latest data | Data for previous period | % change from same period last year |
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| Balance of payments | Magyar Nemzeti Bank | |||||
| * Current account balance | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 417,8 | 1 174,3 | ||
| ** Exports of goods and services | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 24 023,3 | 24 023,1 | ||
| ** Imports of goods and services | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 22 390,5 | 21 528,6 | ||
| ** Income, net | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | -1 836,3 | -1 470,3 | ||
| ** Current transfers, net | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 621,2 | 150,0 | ||
| * Capital account, net | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 1 408,3 | 590,7 | ||
| * Financial account, net | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 1 464,8 | -4 755,9 | ||
| **Direct investment, net | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 1 933,9 | -552,0 | ||
| **Portfolio investment, net | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 1 384,3 | -761,2 | ||
| **Other investment, net | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | -2 036,6 | -3 554,8 | ||
| * International reserves | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | -3 338,4 | 3 317,5 | ||
| International reserves | Magyar Nemzeti Bank | |||||
| * Total reserves | USD million | Mar/14 | 49 756 | 46 385 | ||
| **Foreign currency assets | USD million | Mar/14 | 46 732 | 44 873 | ||
| ** Gold | USD million | Mar/14 | 128 | 131 | ||
| **SDRs | USD million | Mar/14 | 21 | 21 | ||
| **IMF reserve position | USD million | Mar/14 | 114 | 114 | ||
| **Other reserve assets | USD million | Mar/14 | 2 762 | 1 245 | ||
| International reserves and foreign currency liquidity | EUR million | Mar/14 | Magyar Nemzeti Bank | |||
| Merchandise trade | www.ksh.hu/first_release www.ksh.hu/stadat |
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| * Total exports | USD million, f.o.b. | Feb/14 | 9 371,8 | 9 016,0 | 7,2 | |
| * Total imports | USD million, c.i.f. | Feb/14 | 8 325,4 | 8 390,7 | 5,7 | |
| International investment position | Magyar Nemzeti Bank | |||||
| * Assets | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 232 746,3 | 231 815,2 | ||
| ** Direct investment | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 173 362,2 | 175 451,1 | ||
| ** Portfolio investment | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 5 722,8 | 5 695,7 | ||
| - equity securities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 4 449,4 | 4 454,9 | ||
| - bonds and notes | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 1 242,2 | 1 214,4 | ||
| - money market instruments | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 31,2 | 26,4 | ||
| - financial derivatives | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 2 712,4 | 2 712,5 | ||
| ** other foreign assets | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 17 166,4 | 17 140,8 | ||
| - short-term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 12 438,5 | 12 066,8 | ||
| - long-term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 4 727,8 | 5 074,0 | ||
| ** Reserve assets | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 33 782,5 | 30 815,1 | ||
| * Liabilities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 316 544,5 | 317 468,8 | ||
| ** Direct investment | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 217 767,9 | 218 264,8 | ||
| ** Portfolio investment | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 49 886,1 | 48 295,2 | ||
| - equity securities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 8 264,0 | 8 699,3 | ||
| - bonds and notes | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 39 864,0 | 37 477,9 | ||
| - money market instruments | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 1 758,1 | 2 117,9 | ||
| - financial derivatives | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 3 724,3 | 3 701,2 | ||
| ** other foreign liabilities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 45 166,3 | 47 207,7 | ||
| - short-term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 14 871,4 | 14 707,8 | ||
| - long-term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 30 294,9 | 32 499,8 | ||
| Gross external debt | Magyar Nemzeti Bank | |||||
| * Direct investment (intercompany) debt liabilities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 55 369,7 | 58 920,1 | ||
| ** Debt liabilities to affiliated enterprises | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 3 553,6 | 3 888,6 | ||
| ** Debt liabilities to direct investors | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 51 816,1 | 55 031,5 | ||
| * Other debt liabilities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 86 788,3 | 86 803,5 | ||
| ** General government | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 47 947,9 | 45 860,9 | ||
| *** Short term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 2 119,8 | 2 090,5 | ||
| - Money market instruments | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 771,0 | 766,3 | ||
| - Loans and other debt liabilities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 1 348,8 | 1 324,2 | ||
| *** Long term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 45 828,1 | 43 770,4 | ||
| - Bonds and notes | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 35 298,7 | 33 193,1 | ||
| - Loans and other debt liabilities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 10 529,4 | 10 577,3 | ||
| ** Central Bank | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 1 959,6 | 1 961,0 | ||
| *** Short term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 1 920,9 | 1 852,6 | ||
| - Currency and deposit | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 108,6 | 256,0 | ||
| - Money market instruments | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 983,1 | 1 346,6 | ||
| - Loans and other debt liabilities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 829,2 | 250,0 | ||
| *** Long term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 38,7 | 108,4 | ||
| - Bonds and notes | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 38,7 | 108,3 | ||
| - Loans and other debt liabilities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 0,0 | 0,1 | ||
| ** Other monetary institutions | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 19 463,3 | 21 418,9 | ||
| *** Short term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 7 936,4 | 8 470,7 | ||
| - Currency and deposit | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 6 905,4 | 8 101,8 | ||
| - Money market instruments | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 3,9 | 4,8 | ||
| - Loans and other debt liabilities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 1 027,1 | 364,0 | ||
| *** Long term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 11 526,8 | 12 948,2 | ||
| - Bonds and notes | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 2 813,6 | 2 449,4 | ||
| - Loans and other debt liabilities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 8 713,2 | 10 498,9 | ||
| ** Other sectors | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 17 417,6 | 17 562,7 | ||
| *** Short term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 4 652,3 | 4 412,0 | ||
| - Money market instruments | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 0,0 | 0,3 | ||
| - Trade credits | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 3 500,3 | 3 471,6 | ||
| - Loans and other debt liabilities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 1 152,0 | 940,1 | ||
| *** Long term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 12 765,3 | 13 150,7 | ||
| - Bonds and notes | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 1 713,0 | 1 727,2 | ||
| - Trade credits | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 10,2 | 13,2 | ||
| - Loans and other debt liabilities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 11 042,0 | 11 410,4 | ||
| *Gross external debt | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 142 158,0 | 145 723,6 | ||
| ** Short term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 16 629,5 | 16 825,8 | ||
| ** Long term | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 70 158,9 | 69 977,8 | ||
| ** Direct investment (intercompany) debt liabilities | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 55 369,7 | 58 920,1 | ||
| ** Denominated in foreign currencies | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 106 648,8 | 109 849,1 | ||
| ** Denominated in Forints | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 35 507,9 | 35 872,9 | ||
| Exchange rates | For daily data please click on: http://english.mnb.hu http://arfolyam.iridium.hu/ Magyar Nemzeti Bank |
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| * Euro | HUF per 1 Euro (monthly average) | Mar/14 | 311,61 | 310,10 | ||
| * US Dollar | HUF per 1 USD (monthly average) | Mar/14 | 225,46 | 227,04 | ||
Population
| SDDS data category and component | Unit description | Observations | More info | Period of latest data | Latest data | Data for previous period | % change from same period last year |
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| Population | persons, thousand | Dec/2013 | 9 879 | www.ksh.hu/stadat | ||
Non-SDDS Data
| SDDS data category and component | Unit description | Observations | More info | Period of latest data | Latest data | Data for previous period | % change from same period last year |
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| Balance of payments | ||||||
| * Non-debt creating financing, net | EUR million, final | Q4/13 | 2 591,9 | 2 616,5 | Magyar Nemzeti Bank | |
FOOTNOTES:
1) Claims on central government.
2) Claims on banks, non-bank financial institutions and non-financial institutions - private and public.
3) Gold is valued at the spot price announced on the Reuters page EFX=prevailing at 11 a.m. CET on the reference date at the end of each month.