Business Confidence in Hungary increased to -11.20 points in February from -11.50 points in January of 2026. Business Confidence in Hungary averaged -3.48 points from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 16.30 points in July of 2018 and a record low of -37.40 points in March of 2009. source: GKI Economic Research Co.

Business Confidence in Hungary is expected to be -7.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Hungary Business Confidence is projected to trend around -6.00 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence -11.20 -11.50 points Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization 76.10 75.10 percent Mar 2026
Car Registrations 8287.00 11930.00 Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 861927.00 450629.00 HUF Million Dec 2025
Corruption Index 40.00 41.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 84.00 82.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 2827.63 2852.57 Gigawatt-hour Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY -2.50 1.80 percent Jan 2026
Industrial Production Mom 1.50 1.00 percent Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production -2.60 3.90 percent Jan 2026
Mining Production -45.20 -18.40 percent Jan 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 67.99 67.99 TWh Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 79.15 74.87 GWh/d Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 23.03 23.01 TWh Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 59.90 63.30 GWh/d Mar 2026
New Orders 105.20 127.70 points Jan 2026
New Car Registrations YoY -9.20 0.40 percent Jan 2026


Hungary Business Confidence
In Hungary, GKI Economic Research business confidence index measures the level of optimism that people who run companies have about the performance of the economy and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects. GKI approaches 5-6 thousand companies with legal status employing more than 20 persons each month. Out of them, some 1000-1200 undertakings respond to its questionnaire. .
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-11.20 -11.50 16.30 -37.40 1996 - 2026 points Monthly