Interest payments in Hungary

Hungary: Interest payments was 3.93 trillion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.93 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
13th
of 155 countries
All-time high
3.93 trillion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
8.60 billion current LCU
in 1983
Years of data
44
1981–2024

Interest payments in Hungary, 1981–2024

01.0T2.0T3.0T4.0T1981200220241981: 13.3B current LCU1982: 14.2B current LCU1983: 8.6B current LCU1984: 12.7B current LCU1985: 11.1B current LCU1986: 22.7B current LCU1987: 24.6B current LCU1988: 41.0B current LCU1989: 54.4B current LCU1990: 62.9B current LCU1991: 89.9B current LCU1992: 158.3B current LCU1993: 158.9B current LCU1994: 289.3B current LCU1995: 502.3B current LCU1996: 643.3B current LCU1997: 752.9B current LCU1998: 745.9B current LCU1999: 788.5B current LCU2000: 711.3B current LCU2001: 717.3B current LCU2002: 688.8B current LCU2003: 762.0B current LCU2004: 895.8B current LCU2005: 906.3B current LCU2006: 927.0B current LCU2007: 1.0T current LCU2008: 1.1T current LCU2009: 1.2T current LCU2010: 1.1T current LCU2011: 1.1T current LCU2012: 1.3T current LCU2013: 1.4T current LCU2014: 1.3T current LCU2015: 1.2T current LCU2016: 1.1T current LCU2017: 1.1T current LCU2018: 1.0T current LCU2019: 1.1T current LCU2020: 1.2T current LCU2021: 1.3T current LCU2022: 1.9T current LCU2023: 3.5T current LCU2024: 3.9T current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 3.93 trillion current LCU for interest payments in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 198.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Hungary peaked at 3.93 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.60 billion current LCU, in 1983.

Hungary ranks 13th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 22.51 billion current LCU 8.60 billion current LCU 54.40 billion current LCU 9
1990s 419.22 billion current LCU 62.90 billion current LCU 788.47 billion current LCU 10
2000s 884.10 billion current LCU 688.76 billion current LCU 1.16 trillion current LCU 10
2010s 1.17 trillion current LCU 1.05 trillion current LCU 1.35 trillion current LCU 10
2020s 2.34 trillion current LCU 1.15 trillion current LCU 3.93 trillion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 10 Iran 5.90 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 11 Angola 4.78 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 12 Tanzania 4.23 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 14 Laos 3.81 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 15 Chile 3.55 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 16 Sri Lanka 2.46 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Hungary?
Interest payments in Hungary was 3.93 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 3.93 trillion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 8.60 billion current LCU in 1983.
How does Hungary rank for interest payments?
Hungary ranks 13th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 198.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.