Food price inflation (HICP) in Hungary
Food prices in Hungary changed by 3.8% in 2025.
Hungary, 2025
3.8%
Change from 2024
+3.0percentage points
European Union, 2025
3.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
3.8%
Position in 2025
20th of 36
Food 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 | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | 2.3% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | 12.6% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | 11.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | 2.5% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | 2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | -0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | 3.0% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | 3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | 0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | 6.2% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | 3.3% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | 2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | 1.1% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | 2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | 3.2% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | 6.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.0 percentage points from 0.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.5%, the figure has changed by +3.3 percentage points.
- Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Hungary has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 3.2%.
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