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
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |