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Government debt in Hungary

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Hungary's government debt is 75.20 % — #89 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

75.20%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.8 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Hungary over time

83.90 %68.05 %52.20 %83.90 % · 199552.20 % · 20011995: 83.90 %1996: 71.20 %1997: 62.20 %1998: 60.40 %1999: 60.30 %2000: 55.60 %2001: 52.20 %2002: 55.60 %2003: 58.20 %2004: 58.90 %2005: 60.60 %2006: 64.50 %2007: 65.60 %2008: 71.80 %2009: 78.20 %2010: 80.20 %2011: 80.50 %2012: 78.40 %2013: 77.20 %2014: 76.50 %2015: 75.70 %2016: 74.60 %2017: 72.00 %2018: 68.80 %2019: 65.00 %2020: 78.70 %2021: 76.20 %2022: 74.10 %2023: 73.20 %2024: 73.50 %2025: 75.20 %19952010202575.20 %
31 official observations, 1995 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#89 of 124
lower is better
Ranked behind
28 %
35 of 124 countries
Latest move
▲ 1.70 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
8.70 pp
peak 83.90 % in 1995
Full series
▼ 8.70 pp
since 1995

In Europe: #27 of 37vs median 54.55 %: +20.65 pp (worse)

Among 124 countries

5 of 124 countries between 12.30 % and 17.86 %4 of 124 countries between 17.86 % and 23.42 %9 of 124 countries between 23.42 % and 28.97 %9 of 124 countries between 28.97 % and 34.53 %9 of 124 countries between 34.53 % and 40.09 %11 of 124 countries between 40.09 % and 45.65 %8 of 124 countries between 45.65 % and 51.21 %11 of 124 countries between 51.21 % and 56.77 %8 of 124 countries between 56.77 % and 62.32 %7 of 124 countries between 62.32 % and 67.88 %6 of 124 countries between 67.88 % and 73.44 %5 of 124 countries between 73.44 % and 79.00 %6 of 124 countries between 79.00 % and 84.56 %7 of 124 countries between 84.56 % and 90.12 %2 of 124 countries between 90.12 % and 95.67 %3 of 124 countries between 95.67 % and 101.23 %4 of 124 countries between 101.23 % and 106.79 %1 of 124 countries between 106.79 % and 112.35 %2 of 124 countries between 112.35 % and 117.91 %1 of 124 countries between 123.47 % and 129.02 %2 of 124 countries between 134.58 % and 140.14 %4 of 124 countries between 140.14 % and 145.70 %median 54.40 %Hungary: ahead of 28 % of the 124 countries with a published government debtHungary 75.20 %12.30 %145.70 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 36.00 % and 80.30 %. Hungary is ahead of 28 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Hungary
87 Pakistan72.80 %−2.40 pp
88 Bahamas73.80 %−1.40 pp
89 Hungary75.20 %—
90 Malawi78.40 %+3.20 pp
91 South Africa78.60 %+3.40 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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