Investment
Investment is defined in economics as creating or purchasing means of production, by which an economic actor obtains its goods supporting production and operation. Considered for a given period it means the expansion or modernisation of its capital, namely its stock of production means. Statistics on investments refer to the value of new and used investments, and are broken down by material-technical composition, by section and region.
Key figures
Investments, change in volume
Indicator description
Change of volume in the performance value of new investments realised by the economic operators compared to the same period of the previous year.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: Q4 2021
Investment in machinery, change in volume
Indicator description
Change of volume in the performance value of new machinery, equipment and vehicle investments realised by the economic operators compared to the same period of the previous year.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: Q4 2021
Investments in construction, change in volume
Indicator description
Change of volume in the performance value of new investments in construction realised by the economic operators compared to the same period of the previous year.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: Q4 2021
Investments of enterprises, change in volume
Indicator description
Change of volume in the value of new investments at enterprises with 50 or more employees compared to the same period of the previous year.
Source of data:
Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: Q4 2021
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Investment volume increased by 0.2% in the 4th quarter of 2021 compared to the same period of the previous year and grew by 4.2% in 2021 as a whole, Investment, 4th quarter 2021
In the 4th quarter of 2021 the volume of investments increased by 0.2% compared to the same period of the previous year, and lessened by 1.6% compared to the previous quarter (seasonally adjusted). Investment was impacted by a decreasing budgetary and household activity and an increase in business development. In 2021, overall investment grew by 4.2% compared to the lower base of a year earlier, being affected by the pandemic.
Hungary, 2021 Q3
The performance of the Hungarian economy in the 1st – 3 rd quarters of 2021 surpassed the pandemic related low base of the previous year by 7.1%. Compared with the same period of 2020 consumer prices’ increase was 4.6% in the first ten months of the year, the majority of producer prices grew in an even more significant pace. Due to the growing death numbers, the January – September natural decrease of the population reached 42 thousand, surpassing the data of the previous year by 67%.
Hungary in Figures, 2020
Our publication, also highlighting the main effects of the pandemic, gives an overview of the social and economic trends in Hungary in 2020, including a 5% drop in GDP, putting us in the middle of the EU ranking, taking into use 28,000 new homes, the highest number since 2009, a nearly threefold increase in the share of people working remotely or from home as compared to the average for the past 10 years, a 42% increase in the value of mail order and internet retailing, and fewer accidents on the roads.
Related themes
First releases |
Latest release | Next release |
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Investment, 4th quarter 2021 | 01/03/2022 | 30/05/2022 |
Publications |
Released |
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Hungary, 3rd quarters 2021 | 04/02/2022 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2020 | 22/12/2021 |
Hungary, 2nd quarters 2021 | 22/11/2021 |
Hungary, 2020 | 18/11/2021 |
Hungary, 1st quarters 2021 | 18/11/2021 |
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2020 | 03/09/2021 |
Statistical pocketbook of Hungary, 2020 | 05/07/2021 |
Hungary, 1st–3rd quarters 2020 | 01/02/2021 |
Hungary, 2020 Q2 | 26/01/2021 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2019 | 18/12/2020 |
Hungary, 2019 | 10/12/2020 |
Hungary, 1st quarters 2020 | 19/10/2020 |
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2019 | 25/09/2020 |
Statistical pocketbook of Hungary, 2019 | 01/07/2020 |
Release and revision calendarPublication repertory
Dissemination database ( infra-annual data annual data ) |
Latest update | Next update |
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Quarterly statistical report on investment | ||
Investments at current prices, volume indicies (previous year = 100,0), fix-based and seasonally adjusted volume indicies of investments (2015 = 100,0) | 01/03/2022 | 30/05/2022 |
Investment outlay of national economy by NACE Rev.2 sections | 01/03/2022 | 30/05/2022 |
Investments at current prices and volume indicies of investments by material and technical composition | 01/03/2022 | 30/05/2022 |
Investments of government institutions | 01/03/2022 | 30/05/2022 |
Investmens of corporation and unincorporated enterprise with more than 49 employees | 01/03/2022 | 30/05/2022 |
Data of Investment | 28/02/2018 | – |
Investments of national economy | 01/08/2017 | – |
Annual statistical reports on investment | ||
Structural business statistics data (Investment indicators, enterprise level) | 13/08/2021 | 15/08/2022 |
Structural business statistics data (Investment indicators, legal unit level) | 13/08/2021 | 15/08/2022 |