Government deficit or surplus in Hungary
The government balance in Hungary was -4.7% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Hungary, 2025
-4.7%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
-3.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
-2.5%
Position in 2025
23rd of 27
Government deficit or surplus in Hungary over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.7% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | -5.1% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | -7.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | -6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | -7.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | -7.5% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | -2.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | -2.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | -2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | -1.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | -2.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | -2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | -2.6% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | -2.3% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | -5.2% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | -4.4% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | -4.8% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | -3.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | -5.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | -9.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | -7.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | -6.6% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | -7.2% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | -8.8% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | -4.0% | -2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from -5.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -2.0%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Hungary has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -3.1%.