Hungary — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1900–2025 · 49 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Hungary, the central government deficit reading was −4.8% of GDP in 2025, compared with −4.9% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.1 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −4.55% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
2025-4.8 % of GDP
2024-4.9 % of GDP
2023-6.9 % of GDP
2022-6.1 % of GDP
2021-7.8 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2016
2020-6.7 % of GDP
2019-1.6 % of GDP
2018-2.3 % of GDP
2017-2.4 % of GDP
2016-2 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.