The economic performance increased by 1.4% in the European Union and diminished by 0.4% in Hungary in Quarter 1 of 2025

GDP volume change in EU member countries, Quarter 1 2025*
Last update: 06/05/2025

The volume of gross fixed capital formation rose in 10 EU member states and decreased in 17, including Hungary, in the 4th quarter of 2024

Change in volume of gross fixed capital formation in EU member states, 4th quarter of 2024*
Last update: 06/05/2025

In March 2025, the volume of retail trade turnover grew by 1.4% in the EU and by 0.4% in Hungary, compared with a year earlier

Change in volume of retail trade turnover in EU member countries, March 2025*
Last update: 06/05/2025

The rate of increase in prices was 2.4% on average in the European Union and 4.2% in Hungary in April 2025

Change in consumer prices, in EU member countries, April 2025*
Last update: 05/22/2025

The volume of industrial production increased by 2.7% in the European Union while lessened by 5.4% in Hungary in March 2025, year-on-year

Change in the volume of industrial production in the EU member states, March 2025
Last update: 06/05/2025

Domestic construction output was 2.5% lower in March 2025 than a year earlier. Among the V4 countries construction output volume decreased by 1.1% in Poland while grew by 5.9% in Slovakia and by 12% in Czechia

Change in the volume of construction output in the EU member states, March 2025*
Last update: 06/05/2025

The value of exports of goods grew in the overwhelming majority of the EU member states, including Hungary, in March 2025, year-on-year

Change in the EUR value of the exports of goods in the EU member states, March 2025
Last update: 05/22/2025

In Q4 of 2024, employment levels improved in the majority of EU countries compared with a year earlier. Hungary ranks ninth in the EU and second in the V4

Employment rate of 15-64 year olds in the EU member states, Quarter 4 2024
Last update: 03/20/2025

In April 2025, Hungary had an unemployment rate of 4.4%, the tenth lowest in the EU, together with Croatia

Unemployment rate of 15–74-year-olds in EU member states
Last update: 06/05/2025

By 30 March 2025 (weeks 01-13), the number of deaths in Hungary fell by 3.2%, more than the EU average, compared to the average over the past five years

Change in the number of deaths in a given period of 2025*
Last update: 06/05/2025

In Q4 of 2024, housing prices rose in all EU member states except Finland and France compared with a year earlier, with Hungary showing the second highest increase

Change in housing prices in EU member states, Quarter 4 2024*
Last update: 04/10/2025