Overall primary balance, Transactions in Hungary
Hungary: Overall primary balance, Transactions was -948.80 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Hungary, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, overall primary balance, transactions in Hungary stood at -948.80 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 788.5% on the previous year and down 159.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall primary balance, transactions in Hungary peaked at 1.60 trillion in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.35 trillion, in 2021.
That places Hungary 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -23.55 billion | — |
| 2000 | 182.48 billion | -874.8% |
| 2001 | 69.98 billion | -61.6% |
| 2002 | -595.39 billion | -950.7% |
| 2003 | -601.28 billion | +1.0% |
| 2004 | -422.96 billion | -29.7% |
| 2005 | -674.40 billion | +59.4% |
| 2006 | -902.70 billion | +33.9% |
| 2007 | -46.82 billion | -94.8% |
| 2008 | -5.96 billion | -87.3% |
| 2009 | -87.67 billion | +1372.3% |
| 2010 | -116.71 billion | +33.1% |
| 2011 | -437.77 billion | +275.1% |
| 2012 | 668.12 billion | -252.6% |
| 2013 | 814.21 billion | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 1.07 trillion | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 1.60 trillion | +49.4% |
| 2016 | 250.89 billion | -84.3% |
| 2017 | 417.94 billion | +66.6% |
| 2018 | 1.18 trillion | +182.1% |
| 2019 | 1.37 trillion | +16.2% |
| 2020 | -913.31 billion | -166.6% |
| 2021 | -1.35 trillion | +47.6% |
| 2022 | -457.48 billion | -66.1% |
| 2023 | -761.62 billion | +66.5% |
| 2024 | -106.79 billion | -86.0% |
| 2025 | -948.80 billion | +788.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -23.55 billion | -23.55 billion | -23.55 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | -308.47 billion | -902.70 billion | 182.48 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 681.53 billion | -437.77 billion | 1.60 trillion | 10 |
| 2020s | -756.01 billion | -1.35 trillion | -106.79 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -63.92 billion compare
- 33 Poland -68.94 billion compare
- 34 United States of America -760.94 billion compare
More public sector data for Hungary
- Arms imports 604.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 63.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 146.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 604.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 495.15 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0212 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.73 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,685 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall primary balance, transactions in Hungary?
- Overall primary balance, transactions in Hungary was -948.80 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 trillion in 2015.
- What is the lowest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.35 trillion in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Hungary ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall primary balance, transactions rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 159.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.