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: Q1 2025
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: Q1 2025
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: Q1 2025
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: Q1 2025
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Snapshots, 2024 – Investment
The volume of national investments lagged behind year-on-year by 14% in 2024. Construction investments lessened by 15%, those in machinery and equipment by 13%. The manufacturing, real estate activities as well as the transportation and storage sections contributed by 4.7, 2.7 and 2.5 percentage points to the volume decrease of the national economy’s investments. At the same time administration toned the setback down by 1.4 percentage points, the energy industry by 0.4 percentage points.
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2024
The tables and charts in the latest edition of the Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary provide a comprehensive insight into the development of social and economic trends in Hungary during the year 2024. It aims to provide a summary picture of the country's situation in all possible areas based on preliminary indicators. Within the number of employees, this year's pocketbook also includes employed persons working less than 60 hours, and the gross revenues at tourist accommodation establishments.
Investment performance lessened by 12.1% in the 1st quarter of 2025; Investment, 1st quarter of 2025
The volume of investments was 12.1% lower according to raw data in the 1st quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of the previous year. Compared with the previous quarter, based on seasonally adjusted data, the value of investments lessened by 3.4% at comparative prices.
Hungary 1st-3rd quarters of 2024 – Increasing consumption
The performance of the Hungarian economy surpassed in the 1st – 3rd quarters of 2024 the one year earlier level by 0.6%. Household consumption increased, supported by real earnings growth, while inflation stabilised, being 3.7% in the 1st – 3rd quarters. The performance of most service offering sections and that of construction grew year-on-year, while that of the industry and agriculture lagged behind the one year earlier level. Labour market-wise both employment and unemployment rate slightly grew.
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023
The yearbook provides an overview of Hungary's demographic, social and economic processes, environmental characteristics and their changes over time, with the help of tens of thousands of data of 500 tables, graphs and maps. Innovatively, the Tourism, catering chapter in the volume includes the gross receipts of tourist accommodation establishments by type of accommodation. Another change is that this year the Regional data chapter already presents territorial data by tourism area, giving greater emphasis to tourist destinations.
Hungary, 2023
Geopolitical tensions continued to overshadow economic developments in 2023, with the gross domestic product falling by 0.9%. Inflationary pressures gradually eased, but the 17.6% annual increase in consumer prices led to a decline in real earnings and consumption, and negatively affected investment decisions. Despite the economic difficulties, employment has reached a record high. In 2023, the number of deaths and births continued to fall, in addition to the decrease in the number of women of childbearing age.
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Methodological information
First releases |
Latest release | Next release |
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Investment, 1st quarter 2025 | 22/05/2025 | 22/08/2025 |
Publications |
Released |
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Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2024 | 27/05/2025 |
Hungary 1st-3rd quarters of 2024 | 09/01/2025 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023 | 27/11/2024 |
Hungary, 1st semester of 2024 | 14/10/2024 |
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023 | 29/08/2024 |
Hungary, 2024 Q1 | 26/08/2024 |
Hungary, 2023 | 27/06/2024 |
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2023 | 27/05/2024 |
Hungary, quarters 1-3 of 2023 – On the path of disinflation | 10/01/2024 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 | 17/01/2024 |
Hungary, 1st semester of 2023 – disinflation started | 19/10/2023 |
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 | 23/11/2023 |
Hungary, 2023 Q1 | 30/08/2023 |
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2022 | 14/06/2023 |
Hungary, 2022 | 28/06/2023 |
Hungary in figures, 2022 | 11/07/2023 |
Hungary, Quarter 3 2022 | 06/02/2023 |
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2021 | 10/01/2023 |
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