Hungary’s current account surplus sharply narrowed to EUR 1.14 billion in the first quarter of 2025, from EUR 2.21 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. The decline was mainly due to lower services account surplus, which decreased to EUR 1.95 billion from EUR 2.1 billion a year earlier. The goods account surplus also contracted to EUR 1.12 billion from EUR 1.13 billion. Additionally, the primary income deficit widened to EUR 1.52 billion from EUR 0.92 billion, as well as the secondary income shortfall to EUR 0.41 billion from EUR 0.1 billion in the same period last year. source: National Bank of Hungary

Hungary recorded a Current Account surplus of 1141.23 EUR Million in the first quarter of 2025. Current Account in Hungary averaged -531.61 EUR Million from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 2206.42 EUR Million in the first quarter of 2024 and a record low of -5165.00 EUR Million in the third quarter of 2022. This page provides the latest reported value for - Hungary Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Hungary Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-03-28 07:30 AM
Current Account
Q4 €0.11B €0.53B € 0.68B
2025-06-26 06:30 AM
Current Account
Q1 €1.14B €0.08B €2.0B
2025-09-25 06:30 AM
Current Account
Q2 €1.14B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 578.08 1038.70 EUR Million Jul 2025
Capital Flows 1826.90 -1089.60 EUR Million Mar 2025
Current Account 1141.23 80.80 EUR Million Mar 2025
Exports 12034.91 12251.90 EUR Million Jul 2025
External Debt 177970.71 174754.43 EUR Million Mar 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 953.70 2782.60 EUR Million Mar 2025
Imports 11456.83 11213.21 EUR Million Jul 2025
Remittances 488.10 459.00 EUR Million Mar 2025

Hungary Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1141.23 80.80 2206.42 -5165.00 1990 - 2025 EUR Million Quarterly

News Stream
Hungary Current Account Surplus Widens Sharply
Hungary’s current account surplus sharply narrowed to EUR 1.14 billion in the first quarter of 2025, from EUR 2.21 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. The decline was mainly due to lower services account surplus, which decreased to EUR 1.95 billion from EUR 2.1 billion a year earlier. The goods account surplus also contracted to EUR 1.12 billion from EUR 1.13 billion. Additionally, the primary income deficit widened to EUR 1.52 billion from EUR 0.92 billion, as well as the secondary income shortfall to EUR 0.41 billion from EUR 0.1 billion in the same period last year.
2025-06-26
Hungary Current Account Shifts to Surplus
Hungary’s current account recorded a EUR 0.11 billion surplus in Q4 2024, shifting from a EUR 0.49 billion deficit in the same period last year. The improvement was mainly due to a higher services surplus, which rose to EUR 2.38 billion from EUR 2.27 billion in Q4 2023. Meanwhile, the primary and secondary income deficits narrowed to EUR 1.47 billion and EUR 0.36 billion, respectively, from EUR 1.84 billion and EUR 0.59 billion. Conversely, the goods deficit widened to EUR 0.45 billion from EUR 0.33 billion.
2025-03-28
Hungary Current Account Surplus Narrows in Q3
Hungary’s current account surplus narrowed to EUR 0.70 billion in the third quarter of 2024, from EUR 0.78 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year and below market consensus of a EUR 0.73 billion surplus. The goods account recorded a EUR 0.62 billion deficit, shifting from a EUR 0.31 billion surplus a year earlier. Meanwhile, the services account surplus rose to EUR 3.23 billion from EUR 2.98 billion. Additionally, the primary income gap decreased to EUR 1.40 billion from EUR 1.91 billion as well as the secondary income shortfall to EUR 0.50 billion from EUR 0.60 billion.
2024-12-23