Hungary is the 47 most competitive nation in the world out of 140 countries ranked in the 2019 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. Competitiveness Rank in Hungary averaged 53.38 from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 63.00 in 2014 and a record low of 38.00 in 2007. source: World Economic Forum



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Business Confidence -5.30 -8.40 points Jul 2026
Capacity Utilization 78.80 76.90 percent Sep 2026
Car Registrations 15096.00 11518.00 Units Jun 2026
Changes in Inventories -1223331.00 985045.00 HUF Million Mar 2026
Corruption Index 40.00 41.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 84.00 82.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 3067.18 3286.78 Gigawatt-hour May 2026
Industrial Production YoY -0.40 0.90 percent May 2026
Industrial Production Mom 2.30 -1.10 percent May 2026
Manufacturing Production 0.00 0.90 percent May 2026
Mining Production 47.00 72.10 percent May 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 67.71 67.71 TWh Aug 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 208.69 211.92 GWh/d Aug 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 41.50 41.29 TWh Aug 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 0.00 0.00 GWh/d Aug 2026
New Orders 113.60 108.40 points May 2026
New Car Registrations YoY 31.10 5.60 percent Jun 2026


Hungary Competitiveness Rank
The most recent 2018 edition of Global Competitiveness Report assesses 140 economies. In 2018, the World Economic Forum introduced a new methodology emphasizing the role of human capital, innovation, resilience and agility, as not only drivers but also defining features of economic success in the 4th Industrial Revolution. As a result, the GCI scale changed to 1 to 100 from 1 to 7, with higher average score meaning higher degree of competitiveness. The report is made up of 98 variables organized into twelve pillars with the most important including: institutions; infrastructure; ICT adoption; macroeconomic stability; health; skills; product market; labour market; financial system; market size; business dynamism; and innovation capability.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
47.00 48.00 63.00 38.00 2007 - 2019 Yearly