Press release - Balance and debt of general government sector - second EDP notification of 2013 - 30th September 2013

The general government sector had a deficit of HUF 572 billion in 2012, 2 % of GDP according to the second estimates of national accounts. The government data were calculated on the legal grounds of the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) in the methodological framework of the European System of Accounts (ESA95) and were reported to Eurostat.

According to the figures of the National Bank of Hungary, general government debt amounted to HUF 22 393 billion, 79.8% of GDP at the end of 2012.

Further information:

• The EDP notification of Hungary (xls, 372 KB)