External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 1.559 | 3.504 | 1.199 | 2.347 | 4.481 | 1.995 | 0.139 | -0.796 | -1.136 | -4.167 | -8.137 | -1.989 | -0.745 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Forint |  | 224.823 | 223.582 | 232.619 | 279.194 | 281.521 | 274.476 | 270.221 | 290.603 | 307.991 | 303.157 | 372.574 | 346.288 | 340.460 |
Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar |  | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.003 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 89 429 692 264.052 | 93 098 984 372.651 | 101 662 027 190.172 | 109 149 821 323.550 | 113 302 080 494.235 | 120 638 895 705.829 | 126 652 220 102.200 | 133 519 710 280.807 | 125 311 495 748.517 | 136 346 178 215.675 | 152 483 914 000.299 | 160 117 711 134.341 | 167 116 625 036.823 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 85 490 979 808.589 | 89 003 944 148.393 | 97 913 459 723.135 | 104 330 216 225.977 | 108 133 195 784.681 | 116 124 326 213.502 | 123 016 963 494.048 | 131 348 963 652.957 | 124 755 147 273.085 | 135 040 688 496.825 | 150 509 219 252.279 | 155 254 493 450.829 | 162 277 174 996.380 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 81 552 267 353.126 | 84 908 903 924.135 | 94 164 892 256.097 | 99 510 611 128.405 | 102 964 311 075.127 | 111 609 756 721.175 | 119 381 706 885.896 | 129 178 217 025.107 | 124 198 798 797.652 | 133 735 198 777.975 | 148 534 524 504.259 | 150 391 275 767.317 | 157 437 724 955.937 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 28.920 | 27.298 | 29.853 | 32.705 | 33.908 | 31.214 | 30.846 | 27.904 | 35.541 | 32.887 | 30.458 | 30.458 | 30.458 |
General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio |  | 98.846 | 98.016 | 100.891 | 98.989 | 98.867 | 93.336 | 86.951 | 83.983 | 97.174 | 88.658 | 76.678 | 75.904 | 76.129 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -2.324 | -2.597 | -2.775 | -2.004 | -1.797 | -2.459 | -2.057 | -2.047 | -7.523 | -7.149 | -6.244 | -4.243 | -3.978 |
General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 1.860 | 1.655 | 0.967 | 1.315 | 1.200 | 0.120 | 0.211 | 0.120 | -5.337 | -5.060 | -3.941 | -0.638 | 0.922 |
Gross public debt, Maastricht criterion as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 78.155 | 77.198 | 76.542 | 75.760 | 74.850 | 72.114 | 69.078 | 65.333 | 79.253 | 76.591 | 73.312 | 72.537 | 72.762 |
Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2015 |  | -0.003 | -0.009 | 0.002 | -0.015 | 0.015 | -0.017 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.018 | 0.003 | -0.009 | 0.001 |
Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Forint, 2015 |  | 25 074 611 000 000.000 | 26 103 420 000 000.000 | 28 504 356 000 000.000 | 30 603 810 000 000.000 | 31 768 035 000 000.000 | 33 825 157 000 000.000 | 35 511 194 000 000.000 | 37 436 725 000 000.000 | 35 135 277 000 000.000 | 38 229 220 000 000.000 | 42 753 975 000 000.000 | 44 894 365 833 771.700 | 46 856 745 878 746.600 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Forint, 2015 |  | 6 234 671 000 000.000 | 6 428 859 000 000.000 | 6 761 246 000 000.000 | 6 893 003 000 000.000 | 6 943 984 000 000.000 | 7 135 083 000 000.000 | 7 262 138 000 000.000 | 7 692 447 000 000.000 | 7 654 042 000 000.000 | 7 786 754 000 000.000 | 7 846 106 000 000.000 | 7 871 511 126 120.640 | 7 959 473 788 013.250 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Forint, 2015 |  | 7 069 069 000 000.000 | 7 425 593 000 000.000 | 8 353 857 000 000.000 | 8 221 129 000 000.000 | 7 935 339 000 000.000 | 8 734 047 000 000.000 | 10 126 781 000 000.000 | 11 342 786 000 000.000 | 10 580 614 000 000.000 | 11 950 889 000 000.000 | 12 219 779 000 000.000 | 11 523 627 421 409.100 | 12 021 273 742 875.200 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Forint |  | 28 996 631 000 000.000 | 30 351 903 000 000.000 | 32 804 707 000 000.000 | 34 965 213 000 000.000 | 36 206 666 000 000.000 | 39 274 757 000 000.000 | 43 386 710 000 000.000 | 47 674 187 000 000.000 | 48 425 421 000 000.000 | 55 255 130 000 000.000 | 66 615 877 000 000.000 | 74 728 022 638 357.900 | 81 454 793 637 638.100 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 239 676 904 070.935 | 243 997 133 237.381 | 254 323 603 836.960 | 263 752 183 441.299 | 269 557 373 991.508 | 281 072 800 358.343 | 296 144 903 063.718 | 310 550 059 651.786 | 296 464 903 834.940 | 317 810 377 936.941 | 332 359 437 563.824 | 332 241 348 326.032 | 340 439 519 321.659 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 113 356 121 482.666 | 115 399 390 625.027 | 120 283 334 951.288 | 124 742 618 248.447 | 127 488 205 637.397 | 133 477 445 001.397 | 140 634 970 586.751 | 147 475 773 018.609 | 140 786 934 367.262 | 150 923 594 128.883 | 157 832 734 051.684 | 157 776 655 164.924 | 161 669 849 087.586 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Forint, 2015 |  | 31 773 591 000 000.000 | 32 346 317 000 000.000 | 33 715 281 000 000.000 | 34 965 213 000 000.000 | 35 734 798 000 000.000 | 37 261 380 000 000.000 | 39 259 465 000 000.000 | 41 169 134 000 000.000 | 39 301 887 000 000.000 | 42 131 623 000 000.000 | 44 060 369 000 000.000 | 44 044 714 095 086.800 | 45 131 532 756 955.100 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Forint, 2015 |  | 6 002 257 000 000.000 | 6 590 423 000 000.000 | 7 392 972 000 000.000 | 7 752 560 000 000.000 | 6 931 522 000 000.000 | 8 295 427 000 000.000 | 9 644 684 000 000.000 | 10 877 479 000 000.000 | 10 101 876 000 000.000 | 10 759 640 000 000.000 | 10 893 555 000 000.000 | 10 509 173 798 923.800 | 10 847 204 937 630.000 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Forint, 2015 |  | 22 865 096 000 000.000 | 23 806 208 000 000.000 | 26 401 342 000 000.000 | 27 900 140 000 000.000 | 28 868 466 000 000.000 | 31 292 420 000 000.000 | 33 471 469 000 000.000 | 36 218 151 000 000.000 | 34 822 054 000 000.000 | 37 495 808 000 000.000 | 41 645 147 000 000.000 | 42 165 730 881 427.900 | 44 141 368 621 323.900 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2015 |  | 0.011 | 0.002 | -0.007 | 0.018 | 0.006 | -0.010 | -0.012 | -0.020 | -0.020 | 0.010 | 0.007 | 0.033 | -0.001 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Forint, 2015 |  | 16 155 652 000 000.000 | 16 132 756 000 000.000 | 16 521 907 000 000.000 | 17 147 411 000 000.000 | 17 955 906 000 000.000 | 18 855 008 000 000.000 | 19 818 092 000 000.000 | 20 808 396 000 000.000 | 20 567 779 000 000.000 | 21 509 267 000 000.000 | 22 881 869 000 000.000 | 22 283 316 439 059.200 | 22 780 711 762 809.600 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Core inflation | Percentage, 2015 |  | 4.789 | 3.488 | 1.929 | 1.771 | 1.465 | 1.810 | 2.040 | 3.415 | 3.308 | 4.548 | 10.237 | 15.879 | 7.195 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 |  | -1.704 | 4.103 | 9.198 | 7.365 | 3.804 | 6.475 | 4.985 | 5.422 | -6.148 | 8.806 | 11.836 | 5.006 | 4.371 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | -1.362 | 3.115 | 5.170 | 1.949 | 0.740 | 2.752 | 1.781 | 5.925 | -0.499 | 1.734 | 0.762 | 0.324 | 1.117 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 2.893 | 2.821 | 3.693 | 2.776 | 1.320 | 4.030 | 4.847 | 4.785 | 6.402 | 6.440 | 15.283 | 12.217 | 6.377 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage |  | 1.606 | 4.674 | 8.081 | 6.586 | 3.551 | 8.474 | 10.470 | 9.882 | 1.576 | 14.104 | 20.561 | 12.177 | 9.002 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | -1.250 | 1.803 | 4.232 | 3.707 | 2.201 | 4.272 | 5.362 | 4.864 | -4.536 | 7.200 | 4.578 | -0.036 | 2.468 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | -2.990 | 9.799 | 12.178 | 4.864 | -10.591 | 19.677 | 16.265 | 12.782 | -7.130 | 6.511 | 1.245 | -3.529 | 3.217 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 |  | 5.652 | 1.733 | -0.228 | -0.062 | 0.395 | 2.348 | 2.850 | 3.339 | 3.327 | 5.111 | 14.608 | 19.151 | 5.412 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 |  | -3.141 | 4.116 | 10.901 | 5.677 | 3.471 | 8.397 | 6.964 | 8.206 | -3.855 | 7.678 | 11.066 | 1.250 | 4.685 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | -2.239 | -0.142 | 2.412 | 3.786 | 4.715 | 5.007 | 5.108 | 4.997 | -1.156 | 4.577 | 6.381 | -2.616 | 2.232 |
Household sector accounts | Net disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Forint |  | 16 287 412 000 000.000 | 16 880 022 000 000.000 | 17 636 452 000 000.000 | 18 377 150 000 000.000 | 19 356 575 000 000.000 | 21 240 790 000 000.000 | 23 789 919 000 000.000 | 26 053 693 000 000.000 | 26 756 557 000 000.000 | 30 373 002 000 000.000 | 35 759 463 909 652.700 | 40 839 174 321 662.700 | 44 581 222 435 061.200 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2015 |  | 0.986 | 1.003 | 1.001 | 1.000 | 1.004 | 1.028 | 1.057 | 1.092 | 1.128 | 1.186 | 1.359 | 1.620 | 1.707 |
Core inflation index | Index, 2015 |  | 0.932 | 0.964 | 0.983 | 1.000 | 1.015 | 1.033 | 1.054 | 1.090 | 1.126 | 1.177 | 1.298 | 1.504 | 1.612 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 |  | 0.993 | 0.993 | 1.003 | 1.000 | 0.985 | 0.998 | 1.023 | 1.038 | 1.085 | 1.160 | 1.408 | 1.445 | 1.466 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2015 |  | 0.913 | 0.938 | 0.973 | 1.000 | 1.013 | 1.054 | 1.105 | 1.158 | 1.232 | 1.311 | 1.512 | 1.697 | 1.805 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 |  | 1.012 | 1.006 | 1.010 | 1.000 | 0.978 | 0.995 | 1.031 | 1.043 | 1.068 | 1.178 | 1.511 | 1.468 | 1.460 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Forint |  | 125.624 | 124.979 | 129.415 | 132.554 | 132.034 | 136.037 | 139.092 | 140.828 | 145.351 | 154.748 | 161.240 | 173.417 | 182.843 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons |  | 4 429 175.000 | 4 470 750.000 | 4 566 725.000 | 4 642 250.000 | 4 715 500.000 | 4 742 125.000 | 4 779 125.000 | 4 802 625.000 | 4 799 425.000 | 4 830 300.000 | 4 873 750.000 | 4 907 920.726 | 4 925 613.107 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons |  | 3 956 475.000 | 4 031 625.000 | 4 223 075.000 | 4 336 900.000 | 4 481 225.000 | 4 551 350.000 | 4 607 550.000 | 4 642 275.000 | 4 601 100.000 | 4 636 125.000 | 4 697 425.000 | 4 701 817.729 | 4 713 581.081 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage |  | 10.672 | 9.822 | 7.525 | 6.578 | 4.968 | 4.023 | 3.590 | 3.339 | 4.132 | 4.020 | 3.618 | 4.199 | 4.305 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage |  | 7.891 | 5.923 | 4.809 | 3.433 | 3.143 | 2.963 | 3.058 | 2.465 | 2.225 | 3.061 | 7.571 | 8.177 | 6.794 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage |  | 6.899 | 4.180 | 2.174 | 1.162 | 0.734 | 0.027 | 0.043 | -0.001 | 0.460 | 0.872 | 7.932 | 14.357 | 12.107 |