Energy price inflation (HICP) in Hungary
Energy prices for households in Hungary changed by -0.8% in 2025.
Hungary, 2025
-0.8%
Change from 2024
+1.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
-0.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
-0.2%
Position in 2025
23rd of 36
Energy price inflation (HICP) in Hungary over time
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Annual average rate of change, %. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | -2.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | 35.2% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | 12.6% |
| 2020 | -3.2% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | 4.4% |
| 2016 | -3.7% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | -7.4% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | -6.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | -6.1% | 0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | 7.5% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | 11.2% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | 7.4% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | 10.3% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | 3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | 7.7% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | 9.7% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | 5.3% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | 1.8% |
| 2001 | – | 3.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from -2.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -7.4%, the figure has changed by +6.6 percentage points.
- Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Hungary has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -0.6%.
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