Hungary GDP Trends from 1980 to 2024: A overall increase with some decline Flow

  • April 18, 2025

Hungary's GDP changed from approximately $23B 42M in 1980 to $223B 413M in 2024, showing an overall 869.6% sharply increased during the period.
The lowest GDP was recorded in 1984 at $21B 174M, and the highest in 2024 at $223B 413M.
Over the 44-year span, the GDP showed a overall increase with some decline trend, with an average annual growth rate of 5.3%. For comparison, the average annual growth rate of Romania was 4.8%, and that of Slovakia was 7.8%.

Overview of Hungary's GDP (1980–2024)

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Hungary recorded a 869.6% sharply increased from 1980 to 2024.
The average GDP during this period was $89B 943M, and the median was $67B 608M.
GDP fluctuated within a range of $202B 239M, with a standard deviation of $60B 186M.
The average annual change was $4B 368M.


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Hungary GDP from 1980 to 2024

The total market value of goods and services produced annually in Hungary.

Parsing Data

Highest and Lowest GDP Records

  • Lowest GDP: 1984, $21B 174M
  • Highest GDP: 2024, $223B 413M
  • Most Recent GDP: 2024, $223B 413M

Notable Annual GDP Changes

  • 2023: Significant increase in GDP
  • 2009: Noticeable drop in GDP

Overall pattern: overall increase with some decline


Global Economic Events and Hungary's GDP

COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)

  • Period: From 2019 to 2020
  • GDP Change: $164B 11M → $157B 227M
  • Outcome: declined

2008 Global Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 2007 to 2009
  • GDP Change: $140B 187M → $131B 68M
  • Outcome: declined

2001 Dot-com Bubble Burst

  • Period: From 2000 to 2001
  • GDP Change: $47B 218M → $53B 750M
  • Outcome: sharply increased

1998 Asian Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 1997 to 1998
  • GDP Change: $47B 297M → $48B 707M
  • Outcome: increased

Key Economic Indicators of Hungary (1980–2024)

yearNominal GDPGDP per CapitaPPP per CapitaPPP GDPGDP GrowthCurrent AccountSavingsFiscal BalancePopulation
1980
$ 23B 42M
$ 2,151.47
$ 6,327.19
$ 67B 763M
0.215 %
-4.782 %
27.47 %
0 %
10M 710K people
1981
$ 23B 629M
$ 2,207.13
$ 7,127.01
$ 76B 300M
2.867 %
-5.794 %
27.63 %
0 %
10M 706K people
1982
$ 24B 64M
$ 2,249.98
$ 7,790.23
$ 83B 317M
2.841 %
-2.206 %
27.25 %
0 %
10M 695K people
1983
$ 21B 839M
$ 2,046.40
$ 8,171.59
$ 87B 205M
0.723 %
-0.829 %
27.33 %
0 %
10M 672K people
1984
$ 21B 174M
$ 1,989.90
$ 8,717.12
$ 92B 754M
2.658 %
0.184 %
23.45 %
0 %
10M 641K people
1985
$ 21B 441M
$ 2,022.96
$ 9,005.25
$ 95B 445M
-0.253 %
-2.122 %
20.41 %
0 %
10M 599K people
1986
$ 24B 698M
$ 2,338.80
$ 9,361.96
$ 98B 862M
1.535 %
-5.527 %
19.09 %
0 %
10M 560K people
1987
$ 27B 144M
$ 2,582.85
$ 10,030.74
$ 105B 416M
4.051 %
-2.49 %
22.04 %
0 %
10M 509K people
1988
$ 29B 703M
$ 2,838.56
$ 10,422.42
$ 109B 62M
-0.065 %
-1.926 %
21.54 %
0 %
10M 464K people
1989
$ 30B 323M
$ 2,909.70
$ 10,955.58
$ 114B 174M
0.736 %
-1.939 %
22.57 %
0 %
10M 422K people
1990
$ 34B 366M
$ 3,312.34
$ 11,017.19
$ 114B 305M
-3.497 %
0.842 %
24.91 %
0 %
10M 375K people
1991
$ 34B 754M
$ 3,350.24
$ 10,036.97
$ 104B 118M
-11.892 %
-3.589 %
20.94 %
0 %
10M 373K people
1992
$ 38B 731M
$ 3,733.45
$ 9,950.67
$ 103B 228M
-3.064 %
-1.995 %
16.29 %
0 %
10M 374K people
1993
$ 40B 125M
$ 3,871.07
$ 10,136.24
$ 105B 66M
-0.576 %
-12.152 %
9 %
0 %
10M 365K people
1994
$ 43B 167M
$ 4,170.57
$ 10,673.28
$ 110B 472M
2.947 %
-11.76 %
13.26 %
0 %
10M 350K people
1995
$ 46B 426M
$ 4,491.22
$ 11,188.34
$ 115B 654M
2.541 %
-3.493 %
18.09 %
-0.512 %
10M 337K people
1996
$ 46B 659M
$ 4,520.76
$ 11,420.25
$ 117B 868M
0.082 %
-3.83 %
21.66 %
3.08 %
10M 321K people
1997
$ 47B 297M
$ 4,591.49
$ 12,005.58
$ 123B 670M
3.143 %
-4.06 %
22.23 %
1.615 %
10M 301K people
1998
$ 48B 707M
$ 4,738.02
$ 12,639.77
$ 129B 937M
3.9 %
-7.066 %
22.21 %
-1.278 %
10M 280K people
1999
$ 49B 73M
$ 4,786.24
$ 13,247.09
$ 135B 822M
3.071 %
-7.89 %
20.20 %
0.824 %
10M 253K people