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Currency in Hungary

Did that currency hold its value against the dollar this year?

Hungary's currency is 1.67 % — #10 of 71 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-10-06.

1.67%

May be outdatedPeriod 2026-10-06

Source: Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots)

One unit buys 1.7 % more dollars than a year ago.

Currency in Hungary over time

11.28 %6.47 %1.67 %11.28 % · 3 August 202624 July 2026: 5.79 %25 July 2026: 6.45 %26 July 2026: 6.42 %27 July 2026: 6.78 %28 July 2026: 7.79 %29 July 2026: 9.43 %30 July 2026: 9.08 %31 July 2026: 11.01 %1 August 2026: 11.10 %2 August 2026: 11.01 %3 August 2026: 11.28 %4 August 2026: 8.96 %5 August 2026: 10.10 %6 August 2026: 9.56 %7 August 2026: 7.77 %8 August 2026: 7.91 %9 August 2026: 7.94 %10 August 2026: 7.95 %11 August 2026: 8.03 %12 August 2026: 7.92 %13 August 2026: 7.00 %14 August 2026: 7.29 %15 August 2026: 7.63 %16 August 2026: 7.65 %17 August 2026: 7.74 %18 August 2026: 8.18 %19 August 2026: 6.89 %20 August 2026: 8.38 %21 August 2026: 8.98 %22 August 2026: 9.78 %23 August 2026: 9.81 %24 August 2026: 9.82 %25 August 2026: 9.27 %26 August 2026: 9.91 %27 August 2026: 10.42 %28 August 2026: 8.60 %29 August 2026: 8.38 %30 August 2026: 8.21 %31 August 2026: 8.15 %1 September 2026: 7.30 %2 September 2026: 7.13 %3 September 2026: 6.28 %4 September 2026: 7.66 %6 September 2026: 7.59 %7 September 2026: 7.61 %8 September 2026: 7.45 %9 September 2026: 7.07 %10 September 2026: 7.49 %11 September 2026: 7.02 %12 September 2026: 6.46 %14 September 2026: 6.48 %15 September 2026: 4.66 %16 September 2026: 4.11 %17 September 2026: 3.85 %18 September 2026: 3.98 %19 September 2026: 5.02 %20 September 2026: 4.92 %21 September 2026: 4.80 %22 September 2026: 4.64 %23 September 2026: 4.42 %24 September 2026: 4.10 %25 September 2026: 3.54 %26 September 2026: 4.83 %27 September 2026: 4.67 %28 September 2026: 4.54 %29 September 2026: 3.36 %30 September 2026: 2.74 %1 October 2026: 2.63 %6 October 2026: 1.67 %24 July 202630 August 20266 October 20261.67 %
69 official observations, 24 July 2026 → 6 October 2026. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#10 of 71
higher is better
Ranked behind
86 %
61 of 71 countries
Latest move
▼ 0.96 pp
since 1 October 2026
Below its peak
9.61 pp
peak 11.28 % in 3 August 2026
Full series
▼ 4.12 pp
since 24 July 2026

In Europe: #2 of 34vs median -2.73 %: +4.40 pp (better)

Among 71 countries

5 of 71 countries between -8.06 % and -7.45 %1 of 71 countries between -5.02 % and -4.42 %26 of 71 countries between -3.81 % and -3.20 %4 of 71 countries between -3.20 % and -2.59 %1 of 71 countries between -1.99 % and -1.38 %2 of 71 countries between -1.38 % and -0.77 %1 of 71 countries between -0.77 % and -0.16 %21 of 71 countries between -0.16 % and 0.45 %2 of 71 countries between 1.66 % and 2.27 %1 of 71 countries between 2.27 % and 2.88 %1 of 71 countries between 3.48 % and 4.09 %1 of 71 countries between 4.09 % and 4.70 %1 of 71 countries between 4.70 % and 5.30 %4 of 71 countries between 5.91 % and 6.52 %median -2.73 %Hungary: ahead of 86 % of the 71 countries with a published currencyHungary 1.67 %-8.06 %6.52 %
Half of all 71 countries sit between -3.25 % and 0.00 %. Hungary is ahead of 86 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryCurrencyvs Hungary
8 Brazil2.27 %+0.60 pp
9 Singapore1.75 %+0.08 pp
10 Hungary1.67 %—
11 United Kingdom0.40 %−1.27 pp
12 United States0.00 %−1.67 pp

The currency’s US-dollar value now vs one year ago — positive means it strengthened. Our calculation from daily ECB reference rates.

How to read this figure

Our own calculation from daily ECB reference rates: the currency’s US-dollar value today versus one year ago. A strengthening currency makes imports and foreign travel cheaper; it is not a verdict on the economy.

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