The economic performance increased by 1.4% in the European Union and by 0.6% in Hungary in the 4th quarter of 2025
GDP volume change in EU member countries, Quarter 4 2025
Last update: 03/19/2026
The volume of gross fixed capital formation rose in 22 and decreased in 5 EU member countries, including Hungary, in the 4th quarter of 2025
Change in volume of gross fixed capital formation, in EU member countries, 4th quarter 2025*
Last update: 03/19/2026
In January 2026, the volume of retail trade turnover increased by 2.3% in the European Union and by 3.5% in Hungary compared with the same period of the previous year
Change in the volume of retail trade turnover in the EU member states, January 2026*
Last update: 03/19/2026
The rate of increase in prices was 2.1% on average in the European Union and 1.6% in Hungary in February 2026
Change in consumer prices, in EU member countries, February 2026*
Last update: 03/19/2026
The volume of industrial production decreased by 0.6% in the European Union, while it increased by 0.3% in Hungary in January 2026, compared with the same month of the previous year
Change in the volume of industrial production in the EU member states, January 2026
Last update: 03/19/2026
Construction output in Hungary exceeded the level of one year earlier by 6.6% in December 2025. Among the V4 countries, the volume of construction output increased by 2.9% in Poland, by 6.8% in Czechia and by 9.2% in Slovakia
Change in the volume of construction output in the EU member states, December 2025*
Last update: 03/19/2026
The value of the export of goods increased in the majority of the EU member states, including Hungary, in December 2025, compared to a year earlier
Change in EUR value of the export of goods in the EU member states, December 2025
Last update: 02/19/2026
In the fourth quarter of 2025, employment levels improved in the majority of EU member states compared with the same period of the previous year. Hungary ranked ninth among the member states and second among the V4 countries
Employment rate of 15-64 year olds in the EU member states, Quarter 4 2025
Last update: 03/19/2026
In January 2026, Hungary’s unemployment rate was 4.6%, the ninth lowest among the EU member states
Unemployment rate of 15–74-year-olds in EU member states
Last update: 03/05/2026
By 5 October 2025 (weeks 01-40), the number of deaths in Hungary fell by 6.2%, more than the EU average, compared to the average over the past five years
Change in the number of deaths in a given period of 2025*
Last update: 12/04/2025
In Q3 of 2025, housing prices increased in all EU member states except Finland compared with the same period a year earlier, with Hungary recording the highest rate of increase
Change in housing prices in the EU member states, Quarter 3 2025*
Last update: 01/15/2026