Hungary’s current account surplus widened to EUR 0.93 billion in the third quarter of 2025 from EUR 0.38 billion in the same period last year, but below market expectations of EUR 1 billion. The services account surplus increased to EUR 3.65 billion from EUR 3.20 billion in Q3 2024, reflecting higher exports than imports. At the same time, the goods account deficit fell to EUR 1.01 billion from EUR 1.25 billion, while the secondary income gap decreased to EUR 0.46 billion from EUR 0.51 billion a year earlier. Meanwhile, the primary income deficit widened further to EUR 1.25 billion from EUR 1.06 billion, largely driven by a larger investment income shortfall, which rose to EUR 2.26 billion from EUR 2.15 billion. source: National Bank of Hungary

Hungary recorded a Current Account surplus of 931.59 EUR Million in the third quarter of 2025. Current Account in Hungary averaged -540.93 EUR Million from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1703.32 EUR Million in the first quarter of 2024 and a record low of -5381.83 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 February of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-09-25 06:30 AM
Current Account
Q2 €1.39B €1.36B €0.8B €1.0B
2025-12-23 07:30 AM
Current Account
Q3 €0.93B €0.93B €1B €0.6B
2026-03-27 07:30 AM
Current Account
Q4 €0.93B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 333.44 35.09 EUR Million Dec 2025
Capital Flows -255.90 1382.50 EUR Million Sep 2025
Current Account 931.59 934.32 EUR Million Sep 2025
Exports 10808.65 12642.20 EUR Million Dec 2025
External Debt 185264.08 182944.43 EUR Million Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 2547.30 -1272.50 EUR Million Sep 2025
Imports 10475.21 12607.10 EUR Million Dec 2025
Remittances 456.70 810.50 EUR Million Sep 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
931.59 934.32 1703.32 -5381.83 1990 - 2025 EUR Million Quarterly

News Stream
Hungary Current Account Surplus Widens in Q3
Hungary’s current account surplus widened to EUR 0.93 billion in the third quarter of 2025 from EUR 0.38 billion in the same period last year, but below market expectations of EUR 1 billion. The services account surplus increased to EUR 3.65 billion from EUR 3.20 billion in Q3 2024, reflecting higher exports than imports. At the same time, the goods account deficit fell to EUR 1.01 billion from EUR 1.25 billion, while the secondary income gap decreased to EUR 0.46 billion from EUR 0.51 billion a year earlier. Meanwhile, the primary income deficit widened further to EUR 1.25 billion from EUR 1.06 billion, largely driven by a larger investment income shortfall, which rose to EUR 2.26 billion from EUR 2.15 billion.
2025-12-23
Hungary Current Account Surplus Widens Sharply
Hungary’s current account surplus sharply widened to EUR 1.39 billion in the second quarter of 2025, from EUR 0.08 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. The improvement was mainly due to a higher services surplus, which rose to EUR 2.84 billion from EUR 2.37 billion a year earlier. The goods account also recovered, posting a EUR 0.09 billion surplus compared with a EUR 0.54 billion deficit in the previous year. At the same time, secondary income rebounded to a EUR 0.20 billion surplus from a EUR 0.32 billion deficit. Meanwhile, the primary income deficit widened further to EUR 1.73 billion, from EUR 1.43 billion in the second quarter of 2024.
2025-09-25
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