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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Hungary: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Hungary is placed 23rd of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 41,161 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 57.66 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
23rd
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 41,161GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 57.66Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 1.15Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 86.96Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Hungary on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
41,161
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Hungary: 41,161. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 49,292 Czechia
- Land neighbours
- Austria 63,970 · Croatia 44,172 · Romania 40,846 · Serbia 27,603 · Slovakia 40,690 · Slovenia 49,091 · Ukraine 16,155
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Hungary’s is from 2023 · CC BY 4.0
57.66
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Hungary: 57.66. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 57.66 Hungary
- Land neighbours
- Austria 66.36 · Croatia 39.15 · Romania 43.65 · Serbia 47.08 · Slovakia 55.51 · Slovenia 53.53 · Ukraine 22.12
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
1.15
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 16th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Hungary: 1.15. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 1.323 Czechia
- Land neighbours
- Austria 1.249 · Croatia 0.823 · Romania 0.993 · Serbia 0.763 · Slovakia 1.118 · Slovenia 1.277 · Ukraine 0.359
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
86.96
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Hungary: 86.96. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 92.28 Czechia
- Land neighbours
- Austria 99.51 · Croatia 92.64 · Romania 71.34 · Serbia 83.25 · Slovakia 92.22 · Slovenia 98.75 · Ukraine 87.58
02Over time
Which way Hungary is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
HungaryWorld median
Hungary rose from 22,118 in 2000 to 41,161 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Hungary World median 2025 41,161 17,265 2024 40,747 18,108 2023 40,333 17,686 2022 40,611 16,933 2021 38,887 16,260 2020 36,120 15,631 2019 37,663 16,761 2018 35,798 16,349 2017 33,829 16,129 2016 32,379 15,512 2015 31,486 14,857 2014 30,265 14,475 2013 28,891 14,681 2012 28,180 14,631 2011 28,415 13,916 2010 27,802 14,101 2009 27,446 13,655 2008 29,384 14,030 2007 29,044 13,755 2006 28,903 12,983 2005 27,766 12,023 2004 26,568 11,608 2003 25,256 11,183 2002 24,229 11,144 2001 23,069 10,907 2000 22,118 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
HungaryWorld median
Hungary rose from 1.04 in 2000 to 1.15 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Hungary World median 2024 1.150 0.1310 2023 1.229 0.0710 2022 1.247 0.0580 2021 1.237 0.0010 2020 1.249 0.0470 2019 1.234 0.0300 2018 1.269 -0.0150 2017 1.269 0.0080 2016 1.289 -0.0660 2015 1.299 -0.0600 2014 1.261 -0.0190 2013 1.266 0.0140 2012 1.239 0.0060 2011 1.265 -0.0140 2010 1.257 -0.0020 2009 1.183 0.0990 2008 1.215 0.0700 2007 1.175 -0.0080 2006 1.143 0.0740 2005 1.113 0.0510 2004 1.097 0.0505 2003 1.138 0.0450 2002 1.110 0.0100 2001 1.057 0.0470 2000 1.040 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
HungaryWorld median
Hungary rose from 72.67 in 2011 to 86.96 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Hungary World median 2024 87 73 2021 88 74 2017 75 59 2014 72 52 2011 73 37
03In context
Hungary beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Hungary and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 1st | 63,970 | 66.36 | 1.249 | 99.51 |
 Slovenia | 11th | 49,091 | 53.53 | 1.277 | 98.75 |
 Slovakia | 22nd | 40,690 | 55.51 | 1.118 | 92.22 |
| Hungary | 23rd | 41,161 | 57.66 | 1.15 | 86.96 |
 Croatia | 35th | 44,172 | 39.15 | 0.823 | 92.64 |
 Serbia | 42nd | 27,603 | 47.08 | 0.763 | 83.25 |
 Romania | 43rd | 40,846 | 43.65 | 0.993 | 71.34 |
 Ukraine | 83rd | 16,155 | 22.12 | 0.359 | 87.58 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Hungary in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Hungary is ahead of the world, and behind
59 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median26
Statistics on which Hungary does better than the middle country measured.
Business Ready: Regulatory FrameworkWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 66.878.3466.8No earlier reading
Hungary: 78.34 · world median 66.8 · Regulatory framework score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 46.21 to 78.34; higher is better.
Position 1st of 50 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.431.1110.4No earlier reading
Hungary: 31.11 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Business Ready: Public ServicesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 50.1369.550.13No earlier reading
Hungary: 69.5 · world median 50.13 · Public services score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 18.35 to 73.31; higher is better.
Position 5th of 50 · derived.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 3326.533No real change since 2013
Hungary: 26.5 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 72nd of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.97510.490.975No real change since 2014
Hungary: 10.49 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 14th of 119 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.877.363.8No earlier reading
Hungary: 77.3 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 15th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1963.1740.19▲ Improved since 2020
Hungary: 63.17 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 35th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6758.7946.67No real change since 2012
Hungary: 58.79 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 37th of 195 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.954,567701.95No earlier reading
Hungary: 4,567 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 28th of 145 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.7280.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Hungary: 0.728 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 39th of 170 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89029,45212,890▲ Improved since 2012
Hungary: 29,452 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 42nd of 166 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5239.9928.52No real change since 2022
Hungary: 39.99 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 36th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,486117,71346,486▲ Improved since 2010
Hungary: 117,713 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 41st of 150 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4242.6225.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Hungary: 42.62 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 47th of 170 · derived.
Business Ready: Operational EfficiencyWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 65.8270.6865.82No earlier reading
Hungary: 70.68 · world median 65.82 · Operational efficiency score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 40.36 to 87.33; higher is better.
Position 15th of 50 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.522.4627.5▼ Worsened since 2010
Hungary: 22.46 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80022,91612,800No real change since 2017
Hungary: 22,916 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 51st of 173 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47410.937.474No real change since 2014
Hungary: 10.93 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 38th of 118 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1873.8352.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Hungary: 3.835 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.264-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Hungary: 0.264 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 77th of 209 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8141.3770.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Hungary: 1.377 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 84 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.93.22.9▼ Worsened since 2014
Hungary: 3.2 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 51st of 139 by World Bank Group.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38911.538.389▲ Improved since 2011
Hungary: 11.53 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 46th of 118 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.128.5316.1No real change since 2013
Hungary: 28.53 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,6362,3111,636▼ Worsened since 2014
Hungary: 2,311 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 31st of 75 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8137.8541.81No earlier reading
Hungary: 37.85 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 102nd of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Hungary does worse than the middle country measured.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.6150.627No real change since 2013
Hungary: 0.615 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3949.0952.39No earlier reading
Hungary: 49.09 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 110th of 169 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0699.63107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Hungary: 99.63 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 143rd of 194 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3960.513.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Hungary: 0.51 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 171st of 186 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0874.66106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Hungary: 74.66 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 193rd of 195 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2362.75106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Hungary: 62.75 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 194th of 195 · derived.
No better end27
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4149.6627.41No real change since 2012
Hungary: 49.66 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3472.6336.34Moved since 2015
Hungary: 72.63 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 18th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.68140.7879.68Moved since 2015
Hungary: 140.78 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 19th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7268.1541.72Moved since 2015
Hungary: 68.15 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 25th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8534.3521.85Moved since 2014
Hungary: 34.35 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.951,409657.95No real change since 2014
Hungary: 1,409 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3066.2713.306Moved since 2015
Hungary: 6.271 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.17114.836.171Moved since 2014
Hungary: 14.83 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2120.8216.21Moved since 2015
Hungary: 20.82 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 31st of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2250.884-0.225No real change since 2014
Hungary: 0.884 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24020,9022,240No real change since 2022
Hungary: 20,902 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2615.1411.26Moved since 2015
Hungary: 15.14 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 33rd of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60217.119.602Moved since 2015
Hungary: 17.11 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.6320.523Moved since 2013
Hungary: 0.632 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0625.5522.06No real change since 2014
Hungary: 25.55 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 54th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2351.3141.235Moved since 2014
Hungary: 1.314 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9322.1522.93Moved since 2015
Hungary: 22.15 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 72nd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9681.6111.968Moved since 2015
Hungary: 1.611 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6522.9724.65Moved since 2015
Hungary: 22.97 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 92nd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2398.57103.23Moved since 2015
Hungary: 98.57 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.4021.708No real change since 2011
Hungary: 0.402 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 132nd of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5722.6546.572Moved since 2015
Hungary: 2.654 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 115th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0452.5562.04Moved since 2015
Hungary: 52.55 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 101st of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.661.333.66Moved since 2012
Hungary: 1.33 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.1110.306No real change since 2015
Hungary: 0.111 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 24924Moved since 2016
Hungary: 9 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1714.0667.17No real change since 2014
Hungary: 14.06 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
No current reading for Hungary
Container Port Traffic, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Gini Index (last 2017), GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2017), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2017), Interest Payments on External Debt, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership and Palma Ratio (last 2017). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Hungary’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Hungary’s 3rd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Food & Agriculture14th of 1844/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience19th of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation23rd of 1764/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade26th of 1772/4 keys
- Digital & Technology32nd of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 39th of 1824/4 keys
- Peace & Security38th of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital43rd of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge52nd of 1983/4 keys
- Energy44th of 1653/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions52nd of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equality50th of 1834/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing65th of 2003/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability68th of 1863/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality59th of 1593/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties105th of 1984/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Hungary can most readily be measured against.
1AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Austria1st4/4 keysHighest in Eastern Europe
Slovakia22nd4/4 keysThis page
Hungary23rd4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Hungary and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Hungary on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Hungary rank on economy & innovation?
Hungary is placed 23rd of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Hungary?
41,161 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Hungary?
57.66 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Hungary compare with Ukraine on economy & innovation?
Ukraine is placed 83rd of 176, and Hungary 23rd. GDP per Capita (PPP): Ukraine 16,155, Hungary 41,161; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Ukraine 22.12, Hungary 57.66; Economic Complexity Index: Ukraine 0.359, Hungary 1.15; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Ukraine 87.58, Hungary 86.96.
How have Hungary’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 22,118 in 2000 to 41,161 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from 1.04 in 2000 to 1.15 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 72.67 in 2011 to 86.96 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Hungary?
No current reading is published for Hungary on Container Port Traffic, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Gini Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Interest Payments on External Debt, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership and Palma Ratio. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 59 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Hungary’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Hungary (banner) — grin derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Hungary: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/hungary/economy