Published on: 5 June 2024

The surplus of the external trade in goods amounted to EUR 1.8 billion, its level increased by 1.7% on the export side and by 0.1% on the import one, month-on-month

The value of export was 8.8% higher, that of import decreased by 3.5% in EUR terms in April 2024 compared to the same period of the previous year. The balance of the external trade in goods improved by EUR 1.4 billion. Compared to the previous month, the export of goods increased by 1.7%, its import by only 0.1%.

In April 2024:

The value of exports amounted to EUR 12.5 billion (HUF 4,908 billion) and that of imports to EUR 10.7 billion (HUF 4,214 billion).

The balance of the external trade in goods was EUR 1.8 billion (HUF 693 billion).

The share of EU member states (EU27_2020) was 76% in exports and 75% in imports.

In April 2024 compared to a year earlier:

The value of exports increased by 8.8%, that of imports decreased by 3.5% in EUR terms.

External trade in goods

Denomination Export Import Balance
value, at current prices same period of the previous year = 100.0% value, at current prices same period of the previous year = 100.0% value, at current prices change compared to the same period of the previous year
April 2024
Billion HUF4 908 113,6 4 214 100,8 693 552
Million EUR12 501 108,8 10 735 96,5 1 766 1 391
January–April 2024
Billion HUF19 084 97,1 16 891 88,5 2 193 1 625
Million EUR48 976 96,0 43 367 87,6 5 609 4 114