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Government debt in Hungary

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Hungary's government debt is 74.60 % — #89 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

74.60%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

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

The central government owes about 0.7 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: 73.30 %2024: 73.50 %2025: 74.60 %19952010202574.60 %
31 official observations, 1995 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#89 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
29 %
36 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 1.10 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
9.30 pp
peak 83.90 % in 1995
Full series
▼ 9.30 pp
since 1995

In Europe: #27 of 37vs median 54.70 %: +19.90 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Hungary: ahead of 29 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtHungary 74.60 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Hungary is ahead of 29 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Hungary
87 Bahamas71.70 %−2.90 pp
88 Pakistan72.80 %−1.80 pp
89 Hungary74.60 %—
90 Fiji77.10 %+2.50 pp
91 South Africa78.40 %+3.80 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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