Experimental statistics
Experimental statistics developed alongside traditional official statistics, reflecting the rapid changes in modern society and technology. It focuses on the renewing of statistical theories and practices, in particular the development, testing and application of experimental techniques such as the management of large datasets, the use of innovative data sources, and the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence. This approach alters considerably from the traditional, often more time-consuming methods of official statistics, enabling researchers to react more quickly to social and economic changes.
Publications
Regular international comparisons
Regular international comparisons provide up-to-date information on the member states of the European Union, highlighting the positions of Hungary and the V4 member states. In addition to current data, there are well-founded forecasts from various sources.
Estimation of the external trade in services quarterly data with monthly data, January 2026
In January 2026, imports of services increased by 9.7% (44.2 billion HUF), while exports decreased by 1.8% (10.6 billion HUF) compared to the base period.
Distribution of earnings changes in Hungary, 2025
More than four-fifths of full-time employees saw their gross earnings increase in 2025 compared to the previous year, and the largest group continues to be those who achieved wage increases between 5 and 15 percent.
Használtautó.hu - HCSO, February 2026
Based on the advertisement database of Használtautó.hu, the HCSO publishes experimental statistics on the used car market every month, processing the data of approximately 110,000 vehicles in February 2026.
Motor fuel price statistics
Based on data in the Weekly Oil Bulletin, published by the EU, and on price caps introduced in Hungary and effective from 10 March 2026, the average price of 95-octane petrol was 592 forints and that of diesel motor fuel 617 forints in Hungary in the month of March. The price of petrol was 32 forints or 5.1% and that of diesel oil 57 forints or 8.5% lower on average in Hungary compared to the prices in neighbouring countries.
HCSO–ingatlan.com-rent index, February 2026
In February 2026, only slight changes characterised the rental housing market: nationally, rental fees exceeded the previous month’s level by 0.6%, while in Budapest they fell short of it by 0.1%.
Estimating the Primary Energy Demand of the Hungarian Housing Stock
Assessing the energy demand of the residential building stock and monitoring changes in the energy requirements of dwellings represent a new field within Hungarian official statistics. The results present the key characteristics of the energy performance of Hungary’s residential building stock and its regional differences.
Quarterly international migration balance, Q2 2025
An important objective of migration statistics is to determine the number of people involved in international migration.
Breakdown of external trade in services data by currencies and owners
The experimental statistics realised in joint financing with the European Union offers a detailed overview on the foreign currency practice of domestic enterprises involved in services’ external trade, on the proportion of currencies in use at these units.
Value chain length and territorial concentration in the food industry
The proportion of food industry in gross value added in Hungary (being 21% in 2023) is low compared to manufacturing as a whole, and shows a decreasing trend, similarly to the EU average.
Cycle Traffic around the Great Lakes of Hungary
Active tourism, cycling within it, plays an ever-increasing leisure-time role in Hungary, too.
Value chain length and spatial concentration in transport equipment manufacturing
Looking back over nearly two and a half decades, the growth periods of the value chain length of transport equipment manufacturing in Hungary have been in line with periods of capacity building and production booms, but in recent years the ratio of gross value added to output has turned into a downward trend.
The impact of changes in the terms of trade on the economy
Present experimental statistics deals with the interrelation between price changes in export and those in import (so-called terms of trade changes), their possible causes and consequences.
Linking the Hungarian Myocardial Infarction Registry with the HCSO mortality and NTCA tax and contribution declaration databases
The Hungarian Myocardial Infarction Registry (HUMIR) offers a comprehensive picture of the epidemiology of myocardial infarctions in Hungary and covers patients with myocardial infarctions and all acute myocardial infarctions detected by health care providers.
Early estimates of social protection benefits
The flash estimate presents the range and size of benefits provided to people and social strata struggling with livelihood problems or placed in a difficult situation.
Value chain length and territorial concentration – Construction
The weight of construction in the national economy is higher in Hungary than the EU average. The value chain length, calculated as the ratio between gross value-added and output was 36% in 2022, it was about the EU average since the turn of the millennium.
Industrial value chain length and territorial concentration
The value chain length represented with the ratio of gross value added of the industry compared to the industrial output decreased in Hungary from the previous 25-26% to 21% in 2022.