Interest payments in Hungary
Hungary: Interest payments was 6.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Hungary, 1981–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 6.6% for interest payments in 2022.
The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Hungary peaked at 19.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1983.
That places Hungary 76th out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Interest payments in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.2% | — |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -42.2% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | +40.3% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +73.2% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 5.5% | +48.3% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +44.6% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | +46.0% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +35.2% |
| 1996 | 19.3% | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 19.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +22.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 6.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.3%, 2.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 6.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.3%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +73.2% | 2.2% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 1.9% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 5.9% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.8% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Hungary?
- Interest payments in Hungary was 6.6% in 2022, 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 19.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1983.
- How does Hungary rank for interest payments?
- Hungary ranks 76th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.