The deficit of the general government sector in Hungary was HUF 4,006 billion, 4.9% of GDP in 2024 based on preliminary data of national accounts. According to data produced in compliance with the methodological requirements of the system of national accounts (ESA 2010) the revenue of the general government sector was HUF 34,203 billion and its expenditure HUF 38,210 billion. Compared to 2023 revenues increased by 6.7% and expenditures by 2.9%.
22/04/2025

Easter is the most important celebration in Christianity, a symbol of rebirth and hope. Easter traditions include egg painting, water sprinkling and family gatherings with typical dishes such as ham and kolach (traditional sweet bread). The celebration has not only religious but also cultural significance, intertwined with the spirit of spring renewal.
16/04/2025

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Latest update: 17/04/2025

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16/04/2025

King Leopold I gave Debrecen free royal town status in a patent dated 11 April 1693, in commemoration of this event the city is celebrating since 1998 its day on 11 April. Debrecen was the capital of the country twice, since the mid-1980s it is the second most populous city of Hungary (preceding Miskolc). It is a significant economic and educational-cultural centre. The city is the first in the rank of county seats considering the number of registered enterprises, and the University of Debrecen hosts, among the tertiary educational institutions of Hungary, the most foreign students.
11/04/2025

In March 2025, rents were broadly stagnant (-0.1%) nationally, while in Budapest they increased (0.7%) compared to the previous month. The nominal rent index for March was 116% higher than the 2015 base nationally, 107% higher in the capital and 27% and 21% higher respectively in real terms. Over a year, nominal rents increased by 7-8% and real rents by 2-3%.
10/04/2025

The latest issue of the scientific journal features studies on the following topics: the small and medium-sized enterprise clusters’ and industrial estates’ spatial spillover effects; the higher education’s role in shaping female entrepreneurship; regional residential battery storage diffusion pathways in Hungary; geographically and temporally weighted multivariate generalised gamma regression for modelling; the role of fiscal decentralisation in poverty reduction; the impact of geographical diversification on portfolio performance; poverty traps in Indonesia; economic strategies for managing internal migration in Kazakhstan.
09/04/2025

The Sectoral Overview chapter of the publication ‘TÉR-KÉP, 2023 (Map-Snap)’, shows the spatial differences in Hungary through the state of some sections of the economy (agriculture, industry, construction, catering and trade). In 2023, housing construction is still concentrated in some districts of and the agglomeration of the capital, the shores of Lake Balaton, the north-western part of the country and some large cities in the Great Hungarian Plain. In the districts of Siófok and Mosonmagyaróvár, as well as in the districts XIII, IX and XI of Budapest, the number of housing constructions per 10 000 inhabitants was exceptionally high, more than three times higher than the national average (19).
The complete publication is available in Hungarian: TÉR-KÉP, 2023.
02/04/2025

A stage performance is not only entertainment but also the guardian and mediator of the cultural values and identity of a community, region or nation. In Hungary, the overall attendance at the 240 national theatres rose to 6.9 million in 2023 (by 10%). Similar to the previous year, 1.6 million people attended the performances of the 11 nationally accredited theatre arts organisations, with the National Circus Arts Centre, the Hungarian State Opera House and the Budapest Operetta Theatre attracting the highest attendance (together almost 900,000 visitors).
27/03/2025

The Economy chapter of the TÉR-KÉP (Map-Snap), 2023 publication presents the factors at the base of growth, from macroeconomic trends, spatial differences in GDP per capita perspectives, the spatiality of investments and R&D, the level of digitalisation, the use of infocommunication devices at enterprises. The number of active enterprises (929 thousand in total) per thousand people is characteristically higher in the mid- and western parts of the country, and lower than the national average (97) in the eastern and northern parts – especially around the country border area and the mid-Tisza districts.
The complete publication is available in Hungarian: TÉR-KÉP, 2023.
20/03/2025