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Hungary

Europe · Capital: Budapest · Currency: Hungarian forint (HUF)

Hungary is a country in Europe, with its capital at Budapest. It has a GDP of $222.85B (2024), a population of 9.5M (2025), a GDP per capita of $23,305.

GDP
$222.85B

2024 · #55 of 200

GDP per capita
$23,305

2024 · #61 of 200

Population
9.5M

2025 · #96 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$49,838

2025 · #46 of 185

Economy

GDP
$222.85B2024 · #55
GDP per capita
$23,3052024 · #61
GDP growth
0.71%2024 · #172
Inflation
3.70%2024 · #109
Unemployment
4.52%2025 · #75
Population
9.5M2025 · #96
GDP (PPP)
$474.17B2025 · #54
GDP per capita (PPP)
$49,8382025 · #46
Gini index
30.62017 · #36
Government debt
77.9%2026 · #145

People

Median age
44.8 yrs2024 · #27
Fertility rate
1.4 children/woman2024 · #173
Urbanization
70.7%2025 · #88
Net migration
−16,331/yr2025 · #168
Life expectancy
76.7 yrs2024 · #86
HDI
0.8702023 · #46
Homicide rate
0.7 per 100k2023 · #32

Money

Average wage (PPP)
$2,916/mo2024 · #32
Minimum wage
$730/mo2024 · #28
Minimum wage (PPP)
$1,378/mo2024 · #23
Corporate tax
9%2024 · #192
Top income tax
15%2024 · #135
Big Mac index
$4.992026-01 · #25

Figures

Internet users
93.8%2024 · #36
CO₂ per capita
4.5 t2024 · #62
Area
93,028 km²#111
Population density
102 /km²2025 · #102
McDonald's
1232024 · #41
Unicorn startups
12026-03 · #53
Billionaires
42026 · #50
Passport power
184 destinations2026 · #22
Corruption index
41/1002024 · #83
Military spending
2.2%2024 · #46
Renewable energy
15.3%2021 · #121

Globenomics Company Index

The largest companies headquartered in Hungary.

  1. 1MOL GroupPetroleum industryRevenue · 2016 · ~$12.62B
  2. 2Samsung SDI HungaryRevenue · 2023 · ~$6.53B
  3. 3Robert Bosch Elektronika Gyártó Kft.Revenue · 2023 · ~$6.41B
  4. 4MVM GroupRevenue · 2018 · ~$6.32B
  5. 5Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing HungaryRevenue · 2018 · ~$4.21B