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Hungary · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Hungary

Europe & Central Asia Capital Budapest High income Nation age 1,026 years (since 1000) i HUN · HU
NationsTree Index 2025 i67.341st of 196 Tree height 2025 i14 msee ranking Military strength i52percentile
Population i9.5 m96th of 217 Area i93,030 km²111th of 216 GDP i$246.49 bn55th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$474.17 bn intl.55th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$49,838 intl.53rd of 199 Life expectancy i76.7 years87th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i78
Strength · trunk i70
Quality of life · crown i75
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i60
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i31
CSV

In short

Hungary is 41st of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 67.3 out of 100; its tree is 14 m tall.

It has 9.5 million people and an economy of $474.17 bn at purchasing power parity, 55th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: DPT immunization (1st of 193), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Safely managed drinking water (1st of 150).

Its weakest positions: GDP growth (188th of 210), Renewable freshwater per person (148th of 183) and Central government debt (44th of 55).

Over five years it fell from 26th to 41st in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 93,030 111th/216
Land area ikm² 91,260 110th/216
Population ipeople 9.5 m 96th/217
Population growth i% -0.50% 198th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 104.8 103rd/216
Urban population i% 70.7% 88th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 14.4% 191st/217
Population aged 65+ i% 21.2% 25th/217

Economy

50
GDP iUSD $246.49 bn 55th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $474.17 bn 55th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $391.61 bn 56th/199
GDP per person iUSD $25,907 65th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $49,838 53rd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $23,850 62nd/201
GDP growth i% 0.5% 188th/210
Inflation i% 4.4% 132nd/180
Unemployment i% 4.5% 75th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 82.0% 44th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 74.6% 141st/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -4.7% 145th/192

Main industries

54
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 2.7% 134th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 23.0% 105th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 15.1% 40th/192
Services i% of GDP 60.1% 84th/200

Trade

64
Exports of goods & services iUSD $179.03 bn 36th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $167.98 bn 37th/182
Exports i% of GDP 72.6% 24th/183
Imports i% of GDP 68.1% 38th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 140.8% 25th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 4.2% 78th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 82.0% 16th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 8.9% 121st/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.3% 126th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 22.6% 28th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 1.7% 59th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP -28.4% 195th/196

Natural resources

57
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.4% 137th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.18% 72nd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.13% 58th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.01% 52nd/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.08% 118th/209
Arable land i% of land area 45.2% 9th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 625 148th/183

Tourism

76
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 31.6 m 10th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $4.22 bn 34th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 3.4% 100th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 12.7 m 15th/107

Society & health

79
Life expectancy iyears 76.7 87th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 3.7 26th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.46 47th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 6.6 10th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 98.9% 9th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 107.4% 33rd/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 89.4%2007
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 32.8% 29th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 6.4% 97th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 60.5% 58th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.870 46th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 30.62017
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.9%2017

Infrastructure & digital

79
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 100.0% 1st/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 91.7% 33rd/144
Internet users i% of population 93.8% 35th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 105 133rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 37.5 33rd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.10 51st/164
Rail lines iroute-km 8,037 21st/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 55.6 m 19th/161

Environment & energy

50
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 4.46 142nd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 15.3% 121st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 13.7 70th/200
Forest area i% of land area 22.8% 125th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,521 43rd/149

Institutions & safety

63
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 62.0 67th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 48.1 92nd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 62.2 87th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 74.5 80th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 60.0 75th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 57.1 104th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.7 25th/145

Military

56
Military expenditure iUSD $5.00 bn 49th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.0% 58th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.3% 100th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 46,000 73rd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.95% 71st/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 402.0 m 28th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 11.0 m 47th/65

Science & innovation

71
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.38% 35th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 480 45th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 8,260 49th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Kingdom of Hungary, coronation of Stephen I (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Hungary — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/hungary. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Hungary — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/hungary. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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