Latest reading: Harmonized consumer prices increased 2.4% in annual terms in February, following a 2.9% increase in the prior month....
Inflation in Hungary
Consumer price inflation in Hungary averaged 4.8% in the ten years to 2024, in line with the Central & Eastern Europe regional average of 3.9%. The 2024 average figure was 3.7%. For more information on inflation, visit our dedicated page.
Hungary Inflation Chart
Note: This chart displays Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) for Hungary from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Hungary Inflation Data
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 5.1 | 14.6 | 17.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop) | 7.4 | 24.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Inflation (HICP, ann. var. %, aop) | 5.2 | 15.3 | 17.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| Inflation (Core, ann. var. %, aop) | 3.9 | 15.8 | 17.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Inflation (PPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 13.6 | 33.7 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 4.1 |
Inflation eases in February from January
Latest reading: Consumer prices rose 1.4% in annual terms in February, following a 2.0% rise in the prior month. February's reading was the weakest since November 2016. Relative to the previous month's data, there were reduced price pressures for clothing and footwear (-1.0% in annual terms vs -0.1% in January), food and non-alcoholic beverages (-3.2% vs -2.0% in January), housing and energy (+3.8% vs +5.0% in January) and transport (-3.2% vs -3.1% in January). Meanwhile, core consumer prices increased 2.1% on a year-on-year basis in February, following a 2.7% rise in the previous month. Lastly, consumer prices were up 0.12% in February in month-on-month terms, following a 0.31% increase in the previous month.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
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