Hungary's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) was 159.06 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 94.51% from 81.77 in 2015 (6.88% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 159.06 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 100 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 81.77 | 2015 |
| Highest | 159.06 | 2025 |
| Lowest | 9.77 | 1991 |
| Average since 2016 | 114.76 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 9.77 | 1991 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Hungary's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) rose 4.3% on 2024 (from 152.45 to 159.06).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +7.8% and a typical year strayed about 6.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 26.8% in 1995. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 9.18 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Hungary had the 39th highest value of the 122 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Hungary in the 2025 ranking
- Kyrgyz Republic — 36th of 122: 169.68
- Bangladesh — 37th of 122: 163.08
- Comoros — 38th of 122: 159.26
- South Africa — 40th of 122: 157.3
- Equatorial Guinea — 41st of 122: 156.64
- Bulgaria — 42nd of 122: 154.85
What this measures
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. A deflator is the ratio of an indicator in current prices over the same series in constant prices. The base year varies by country.
All 35 values
| Year | Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 159.06 |
| 2024 | 152.45 |
| 2023 | 141.63 |
| 2022 | 129.93 |
| 2021 | 108.78 |
| 2020 | 100 |
| 2019 | 95.45 |
| 2018 | 91.27 |
| 2017 | 86.41 |
| 2016 | 82.63 |
| 2015 |
Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Hungary
- GDP (current LCU) — 87.05 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$158.99 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 54.72 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 9.15 million (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$16,711 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 5.75 million (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 84.94 trillion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 8.93 million (2025)
- GDP (annual % growth) — 0.51% (2025)
- GDP per capita (annual % growth) — 1.01% (2025)
- Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Hungary's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country)?
- 159.06 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is up 1,528% from 9.77 in 1991 (8.55% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 159.06 in 2025 and the lowest 9.77 in 1991.
- How does Hungary rank?
- 39th highest of 122 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) unusual for Hungary?
- In 2025, Hungary's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) rose 4.3% on 2024 (from 152.45 to 159.06). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +7.8% and a typical year strayed about 6.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.DAB.DEFL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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