The surplus of the external trade in goods was EUR 333 million in December compared to the same period of the previous year, the volume of export improved by 3.8%, that of import grew by 7.9%.
The surplus was EUR 333 million, the balance decreased by EUR 28 million, year-on-year. The volume of export increased by 3.8% compared to the same period of the previous year, that of import grew by 7.9%. The seasonally and working-day adjusted volume of export increased by 1.3% compared to November 2025, that of import decreased by 6.1%.
In December 2025:
The value of export amounted to EUR 10.8 billion (HUF 4,158 billion), that of import was EUR 10.5 billion (HUF 4,029 billion).
In December 2025 compared to a year earlier:
The value of export increased by 6.0% and that of import grew by 6.5% in EUR terms.
According to calendar-adjusted data, the volume of export grew by 0.8%, that of import increased by 5.0%.
The HUF price level of the external trade in goods decreased by 4.6% in export and by 7.8% in import, compared to the same month of the previous year. The terms of trade improved by 3.5%. The HUF exchange rate improved by 6.6% against the EUR and by 16% against the US dollar.
The export volume of machinery and transport equipment increased by 5.1%, its import volume grew by 10%. The aggregate commodity group of machinery and transport equipment hastened the volume increase in total turnover by 2.8 percentage points on the export side, and contributed to the total volume increase by 4.5 percentage points in imports.
The export volume of manufactured goods increased by 2.2%, their import volume by 4.2%. The aggregate commodity group of manufactured goods contributed to the volume increase in total export by 0.6 percentage points and strengthened the volume growth by 1.4 percentage points in import.
The export volume of fuels and electric energy decreased by 9.1%, their import volume grew by 6.2%, year-on-year. The change in the turnover of fuels and electric energy slowed the volume increase in total turnover by 0.6 percentage points in export and contributed to the volume increase in import by 0.8 percentage points.
The export volume of food, beverages and tobacco improved by 6.8%, their import volume grew by 9.8%. The volume change realised by the aggregate commodity group hastened the export volume increase by 0.5 percentage points, and contributed to the volume increase in import by 0.7 percentage points.
The volume of export to the EU-27 member states increased by 0.2%, the volume of import from there decreased by 2.0%. Compared to December 2024 the balance of the external trade in goods improved by EUR 101 million, generating a surplus of EUR 522 million. This group of countries accounted for 72% of exports and 70% of imports.
In the extra-EU-27 trade the volume of export increased by 7.7%, that of import grew by 23%. The balance of the external trade in goods with these countries deteriorated by EUR 129 million, showing a deficit of EUR 189 million.
In January–December 2025:
The value of exports amounted to EUR 147 billion (HUF 58,413 billion), that of imports to EUR 139 billion (HUF 55,111 billion).
In January–December 2025 compared to the one year earlier period:
The volume of export decreased by 0.5%, that of import grew by 2.8%.
The balance of the external trade in goods decreased by EUR 439 million, the surplus was EUR 8.2 billion.
The HUF price level of the external trade in goods increased by 2.7% on the export side, and decreased by 0.2% on the import one, compared to the same period of the previous year. The terms of trade improved by 2.9%. The HUF depreciated against the EUR by 0.7%, and improved by 3.3% against the US dollar.
External trade in goods, January–December 2025
| Denomination | Export | Import | 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 | |
| Calculated in billion HUF | 58,413 | 102.3 | 55,111 | 102.6 | 3,302 | –127 |
| Calculated in million EUR | 146,803 | 101.6 | 138,559 | 102.0 | 8,245 | –439 |