The economic performance increased by 1.6% in the European Union and by 0.6% in Hungary in the 3rd quarter of 2025

GDP volume change in EU member countries, Quarter 3 2025
Last update: 01/22/2026

The volume of gross fixed capital formation rose in 21, stagnated in one and decreased in 5 EU member states, including Hungary, in the 3rd quarter of 2025

Change in volume of gross fixed capital formation, in EU member states, 3rd quarter of 2025*
Last update: 01/22/2026

In November 2025, the volume of retail trade turnover increased by 2.3% in the European Union and by 2.5% in Hungary compared with the same month a year earlier

Change in the volume of retail trade turnover in the EU member states, November 2025*
Last update: 01/22/2026

The rate of increase in prices was 2.3% on average in the European Union and 3.3% in Hungary in December 2025

Change in consumer prices, in EU member countries, December 2025*
Last update: 01/22/2026

The volume of industrial production increased by 2.2% in the European Union, while decreased by 5.5% in Hungary in November 2025, compared to a year earlier

Change in the volume of industrial production in the EU member states, November 2025
Last update: 01/22/2026

Construction output in Hungary surpassed the one year earlier level by 9.7% in October 2025. Among the V4 countries the volume of construction output grew by 4.0% in Slovakia, by 4.2% in Poland and by 7.2% in Czechia

Change in the volume of construction output in the EU member states, October 2025*
Last update: 01/22/2026

The value of the export of goods decreased in the majority of the EU member states, including Hungary, in November 2025, compared to a year earlier

Change in EUR value of the export of goods in the EU member states, November 2025
Last update: 01/22/2026

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 November 2025, the unemployment rate in Hungary was 4.4%, which was the seventh lowest among the member states

Unemployment rate of 15–74-year-olds in EU member states
Last update: 01/15/2026

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