Business Confidence in Hungary decreased to -9.10 points in August from -5.30 points in July of 2026. Business Confidence in Hungary averaged -3.57 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 -8.00 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 -4.00 points in 2027 and -2.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence -9.10 -5.30 points Aug 2026
Capacity Utilization 78.80 76.90 percent Sep 2026
Car Registrations 15096.00 11518.00 Units Jun 2026
Changes in Inventories 339111.00 -1223331.00 HUF Million Jun 2026
Corruption Index 40.00 41.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 84.00 82.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 3264.94 3457.90 Gigawatt-hour Jul 2026
Industrial Production YoY 4.70 10.10 percent Jul 2026
Industrial Production Mom 1.70 -1.30 percent Jul 2026
Manufacturing Production 4.90 10.80 percent Jul 2026
Mining Production 87.60 60.80 percent Jul 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 67.71 67.71 TWh Sep 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 159.96 170.69 GWh/d Sep 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 49.12 48.96 TWh Sep 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 0.00 0.00 GWh/d Sep 2026
New Orders 117.80 122.90 points Jul 2026
New Car Registrations YoY 31.10 5.60 percent Jun 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
-9.10 -5.30 16.30 -37.40 1996 - 2026 points Monthly