Hungary against the EU

Each measure with the states ranked next to it. The latest year with a published figure is used.

Consumer price inflation

all items, annual average change

Hungary: 4.4% in 2025, against 2.5% for the EU as a whole — the joint 3rd highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Consumer price inflation: Hungary and the states ranked next to it, 2025
Rank	Country	Figure
2	Estonia	4.8%
joint 3	Croatia	4.4%
joint 3	Hungary	4.4%
5	Slovakia	4.2%
6	Latvia	3.8%
—	European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)	2.5%

Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 23.5% in 1996. Lowest: 0.0% in 2014.
Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 9.1%^*.
Above the EU figure in 23^* of 25^* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Food prices

annual average change

Hungary: 3.8% in 2025, against 3.3% for the EU as a whole — the 14th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Food prices: Hungary and the states ranked next to it, 2025
Rank	Country	Figure
joint 12	Ireland	4.0%
joint 12	Netherlands	4.0%
14	Hungary	3.8%
15	Austria	3.6%
16	Malta	3.5%
—	European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)	3.3%

Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 27.8% in 2022. Lowest: -0.8% in 2014.
Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 11.9%^*.
Above the EU figure in 21^* of 25^* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Housing and utilities prices

annual average change

Hungary: 4.2% in 2025, against 2.8% for the EU as a whole — the 11th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Housing and utilities prices: Hungary and the states ranked next to it, 2025
Rank	Country	Figure
9	Luxembourg	5.8%
10	Greece	5.5%
11	Hungary	4.2%
12	Netherlands	3.9%
joint 13	Latvia	3.3%
—	European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)	2.8%

Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 30.4% in 1996. Lowest: -7.7% in 2014.
Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 7.4%^*.
Above the EU figure in 17^* of 25^* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Household energy prices

electricity, gas and heating fuel, annual average change

Hungary: 2.0% in 2025, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole — the 11th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Household energy prices: Hungary and the states ranked next to it, 2025
Rank	Country	Figure
9	Bulgaria	5.7%
10	Greece	2.3%
11	Hungary	2.0%
12	Latvia	1.5%
13	Netherlands	1.3%
—	European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)	1.4%

Published from 2002 to 2025. Highest: 26.0% in 2022. Lowest: -10.9% in 2014.
Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 7.2%^*.
Above the EU figure in 12^* of 24^* years with a figure for both (2002–2025).

Transport prices

annual average change

Hungary: 0.9% in 2025, against 0.7% for the EU as a whole — the 10th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Transport prices: Hungary and the states ranked next to it, 2025
Rank	Country	Figure
8	Portugal	1.3%
9	Lithuania	1.2%
10	Hungary	0.9%
joint 11	Greece	0.7%
joint 11	Spain	0.7%
—	European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)	0.7%

Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 23.5% in 1996. Lowest: -5.7% in 2015.
Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 8.5%^*.
Above the EU figure in 18^* of 25^* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

House prices

annual change in the house price index

Hungary: 18.3% in 2025, the highest of the 26 EU states with a figure for 2025.

House prices: Hungary and the states ranked next to it, 2025
Rank	Country	Figure
1	Hungary	18.3%
2	Portugal	17.6%
3	Bulgaria	14.6%
—	European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)	no figure published

Published from 2008 to 2025. Highest: 22.3% in 2022. Lowest: -5.2% in 2009.
Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 15.6%^*.

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The counts on this page are published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

A country's rank among the 27 EU states for a measure, computed by sorting the published per-country figures.
The highest and lowest point of the country's own published annual series.
The average of the country's latest published annual figures (up to five years).
The number of years in which the country's figure was above the EU figure for the same year.

Source: Eurostat. Reuse terms.

^* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

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