Economy - overview:
Hungary has made the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy, with a per capita income nearly two-thirds that of the EU-28 average.In late 2008, Hungary's impending inability to service its short-term debt - brought on by the global financial crisis - led Budapest to obtain an IMF/EU/World Bank-arranged financial assistance package worth over $25 billion. The global economic downturn, declining exports, and low domestic consumption and investment, dampened by government austerity measures, resulted in a severe economic contraction in 2009. In 2010 the new government implemented a number of changes including cutting business and personal income taxes, but imposed "crisis taxes" on financial institutions, energy and telecom companies, and retailers. The IMF/EU bail-out program lapsed at the end of 2010 and was replaced by Post Program Monitoring and Article IV Consultations on overall economic and fiscal processes. At the end of 2011 the government turned to the IMF and the EU to obtain financial backstop to support its efforts to refinance foreign currency debt and bond obligations in 2012 and beyond, but Budapest's rejection of EU and IMF economic policy recommendations led to a breakdown in talks with the lenders in late 2012. Global demand for high yield has since helped Hungary to obtain funds on international markets.Hungary’s progress reducing its deficit to under 3% of GDP led the European Commission in 2013 to permit Hungary for the first time since joining the EU in 2004 to exit the Excessive Deficit Procedure. The government remains committed to keeping the budget deficit in check and lowering public debt by using sectoral taxes, while relying on state interventionist measures to lower utility prices and boost growth and employment.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$257 billion (2015 est.) $249.5 billion (2014 est.) $240.9 billion (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 60
[see also: GDP country ranks ]

GDP (official exchange rate):
$118.5 billion (2015 est.)
[see also: GDP (official exchange rate) country ranks ]

GDP - real growth rate:
3% (2015 est.) 3.6% (2014 est.) 1.5% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
[see also: GDP - real growth rate country ranks ]

GDP - per capita (PPP):
$26,000 (2015 est.) $25,300 (2014 est.) $24,400 (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 71
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Gross national saving:
26.5% of GDP (2015 est.) 25.8% of GDP (2014 est.) 23.9% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
[see also: Gross national saving country ranks ]

GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 49.8%
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption country ranks ]
government consumption: 19.2%
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption country ranks ]
investment in fixed capital: 21.8%
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital country ranks ]
investment in inventories: 0.2%
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories country ranks ]
exports of goods and services: 93.1%
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services country ranks ]
imports of goods and services: -84.1% (2015 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services country ranks ]

GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 4.4%
[see also: GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture country ranks ]
industry: 30.9%
[see also: GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry country ranks ]
services: 64.8% (2015 est.)
[see also: GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services country ranks ]

Agriculture - products:
wheat, corn, sunflower seed, potatoes, sugar beets; pigs, cattle, poultry, dairy products

Industries:
mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles

Industrial production growth rate:
3% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
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Labor force:
4.446 million (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
[see also: Labor force country ranks ]

Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 7.1%
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - agriculture country ranks ]
industry: 29.7%
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - industry country ranks ]
services: 63.2% (2011 est.)
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - services country ranks ]

Unemployment rate:
7.1% (2015 est.) 7.7% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
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Population below poverty line:
14% (2012 est.)
[see also: Population below poverty line country ranks ]

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 3.1%
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highest 10%: 22.6% (2009)
[see also: Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10% country ranks ]

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
24.7 (2009) 24.4 (1998)
country comparison to the world: 143
[see also: Distribution of family income - Gini index country ranks ]

Budget:
revenues: $61.61 billion
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expenditures: $64.69 billion (2015 est.)
[see also: Budget expenditures country ranks ]

Taxes and other revenues:
52% of GDP (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
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Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-2.6% of GDP
note: Hungary has been under the EU Excessive Deficit Procedure since it joined the EU in 2004; in March 2012 the EU elevated its Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary and proposed freezing 30% of the country's Cohesion Funds because 2011 deficit reductions were not achieved in a sustainable manner; in June 2012, the EU lifted the freeze, recognizing that steps had been taken to reduce the deficit; the latest EC forecasts project the Hungarian deficit to increase above 3% both in 2013 and in 2014 due to sluggish growth and the government's fiscal tightening (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
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Public debt:
76.2% of GDP (2015 est.) 76.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
note: general government gross debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and government, state government, local government, and social security funds.
country comparison to the world: 35
[see also: Public debt country ranks ]

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
0.1% (2015 est.) -0.2% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
[see also: Inflation rate (consumer prices) country ranks ]

Central bank discount rate:
5.75% (19 December 2012) 7% (31 December 2011)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: Central bank discount rate country ranks ]

Commercial bank prime lending rate:
3% (31 December 2015 est.) 4.43% (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
[see also: Commercial bank prime lending rate country ranks ]

Stock of narrow money:
$47.18 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $41.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
[see also: Stock of narrow money country ranks ]

Stock of broad money:
$68.87 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $66.91 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
[see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ]

Stock of domestic credit:
$74.85 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $76.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Stock of domestic credit country ranks ]

Market value of publicly traded shares:
$22.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $22.8 billion (31 December 2011) $27.71 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
[see also: Market value of publicly traded shares country ranks ]

Current account balance:
$5.925 billion (2015 est.) $5.455 billion (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
[see also: Current account balance country ranks ]

Exports:
$97.57 billion (2015 est.) $100 billion (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Exports country ranks ]

Exports - commodities:
machinery and equipment 53.5%, other manufactures 31.2%, food products 8.7%, raw materials 3.4%, fuels and electricity 3.9% (2012 est.)

Exports - partners:
Germany 28.8%, Austria 5.8%, Romania 5.7%, Slovakia 5.1%, Italy 4.8%, France 4.7%, Poland 4%, Czech Republic 4% (2014)

Imports:
$92.92 billion (2015 est.) $96.42 billion (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
[see also: Imports country ranks ]

Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment 45.4%, other manufactures 34.3%, fuels and electricity 12.6%, food products 5.3%, raw materials 2.5% (2012)

Imports - partners:
Germany 25.6%, Austria 7.4%, Russia 7%, China 6.2%, Slovakia 5.5%, Poland 5.3%, France 4.8%, Czech Republic 4.6%, Italy 4.5%, Netherlands 4.1% (2014)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$39.39 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $42.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
[see also: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold country ranks ]

Debt - external:
$182.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $202.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Debt - external country ranks ]

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$119.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $115.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home country ranks ]

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$50.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $47.74 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad country ranks ]

Exchange rates:
forints (HUF) per US dollar - 273.8 (2015 est.) 232.6 (2014 est.) 232.6 (2013 est.) 225.1 (2012 est.) 201.05 (2011 est.)