The economic performance increased by 1.5% in the European Union and by 0.5% in Hungary in the 4th quarter of 2025
GDP volume change in EU member countries, Quarter 4 2025*
Last update: 03/05/2026
The volume of gross fixed capital formation rose in 23 and decreased in 4 EU member states, including Hungary, in the 3rd quarter of 2025
Change in volume of gross fixed capital formation, in the EU member states, 3rd quarter of 2025*
Last update: 03/05/2026
In December 2025, the volume of retail trade turnover increased by 1.7% in the European Union and by 3.5% in Hungary compared to the same period of the previous year
Change in the volume of retail trade turnover in the EU member states, December 2025
Last update: 03/05/2026
The rate of increase in prices was 2.0% on average in the European Union and 2.3% in Hungary in January 2026
Change in consumer prices, in EU member countries, January 2026*
Last update: 02/26/2026
The volume of industrial production increased by 1.4% in the European Union while lessened by 1.0% in Hungary in December 2025, year-on-year
Change in the volume of industrial production in the EU member states, December 2025*
Last update: 03/05/2026
Construction output in Hungary surpassed the one year earlier level by 6.5% in December 2025. Among the V4 countries the volume of construction output increased by 2.9% in Poland, by 5.3% in Czechia and by 12% in Slovakia
Change in the volume of construction output in the EU member states, December 2025*
Last update: 03/05/2026
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 third quarter of 2025, employment levels improved in the majority of EU member states compared to a year earlier. Hungary ranks ninth among member states and second among the V4 countries
Employment rate of 15-64 year olds in the EU member states, Quarter 3 2025
Last update: 12/18/2025
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