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HICP inflation (annual rate) in Hungary

HICP inflation (annual rate) in Hungary was 1.8% in August 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 2.4 pts from August 2025. That is the 24th highest of 27 EU countries in August 2026.

August 20261.8%
Change on August 2025-2.4 pts
Rank24th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high26.2January 2023
Series low-1.4January 2015

HICP inflation (annual rate) in Hungary, January 2000 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

-1001020302000-012003-112007-092011-072015-052019-032023-012026-082000-01: 10.2 %2000-02: 10 %2000-03: 9.8 %2000-04: 9.4 %2000-05: 9.2 %2000-06: 9.3 %2000-07: 9.8 %2000-08: 9.8 %2000-09: 10.6 %2000-10: 10.6 %2000-11: 10.5 %2000-12: 10 %2001-01: 10 %2001-02: 10.3 %2001-03: 10.3 %2001-04: 10.3 %2001-05: 10.7 %2001-06: 10.5 %2001-07: 9.4 %2001-08: 8.7 %2001-09: 7.9 %2001-10: 7.5 %2001-11: 7.1 %2001-12: 6.8 %2002-01: 6.6 %2002-02: 6.2 %2002-03: 6 %2002-04: 6 %2002-05: 5.6 %2002-06: 4.8 %2002-07: 4.5 %2002-08: 4.4 %2002-09: 4.6 %2002-10: 4.9 %2002-11: 4.8 %2002-12: 4.9 %2003-01: 4.8 %2003-02: 4.7 %2003-03: 4.8 %2003-04: 3.9 %2003-05: 3.5 %2003-06: 4.4 %2003-07: 4.7 %2003-08: 4.8 %2003-09: 4.6 %2003-10: 4.8 %2003-11: 5.6 %2003-12: 5.6 %2004-01: 6.7 %2004-02: 7 %2004-03: 6.7 %2004-04: 6.9 %2004-05: 7.8 %2004-06: 7.4 %2004-07: 7.2 %2004-08: 7.2 %2004-09: 6.7 %2004-10: 6.4 %2004-11: 5.8 %2004-12: 5.5 %2005-01: 4 %2005-02: 3.3 %2005-03: 3.3 %2005-04: 3.8 %2005-05: 3.5 %2005-06: 3.7 %2005-07: 3.6 %2005-08: 3.5 %2005-09: 3.6 %2005-10: 3.1 %2005-11: 3.2 %2005-12: 3.3 %2006-01: 2.4 %2006-02: 2.3 %2006-03: 2.4 %2006-04: 2.4 %2006-05: 2.9 %2006-06: 2.9 %2006-07: 3.1 %2006-08: 4.7 %2006-09: 5.9 %2006-10: 6.4 %2006-11: 6.4 %2006-12: 6.6 %2007-01: 8.4 %2007-02: 9 %2007-03: 9 %2007-04: 8.7 %2007-05: 8.4 %2007-06: 8.5 %2007-07: 8.3 %2007-08: 7.1 %2007-09: 6.4 %2007-10: 6.9 %2007-11: 7.2 %2007-12: 7.4 %2008-01: 7.4 %2008-02: 6.7 %2008-03: 6.7 %2008-04: 6.8 %2008-05: 6.9 %2008-06: 6.7 %2008-07: 7 %2008-08: 6.4 %2008-09: 5.6 %2008-10: 5.1 %2008-11: 4.1 %2008-12: 3.4 %2009-01: 2.4 %2009-02: 2.9 %2009-03: 2.8 %2009-04: 3.2 %2009-05: 3.8 %2009-06: 3.7 %2009-07: 4.9 %2009-08: 5 %2009-09: 4.7 %2009-10: 4.2 %2009-11: 5.2 %2009-12: 5.4 %2010-01: 6.2 %2010-02: 5.6 %2010-03: 5.8 %2010-04: 5.7 %2010-05: 4.9 %2010-06: 5 %2010-07: 3.6 %2010-08: 3.6 %2010-09: 3.7 %2010-10: 4.3 %2010-11: 4 %2010-12: 4.6 %2011-01: 4 %2011-02: 4.2 %2011-03: 4.6 %2011-04: 4.4 %2011-05: 3.9 %2011-06: 3.5 %2011-07: 3.1 %2011-08: 3.5 %2011-09: 3.7 %2011-10: 3.8 %2011-11: 4.3 %2011-12: 4.1 %2012-01: 5.6 %2012-02: 5.8 %2012-03: 5.5 %2012-04: 5.6 %2012-05: 5.4 %2012-06: 5.6 %2012-07: 5.7 %2012-08: 6 %2012-09: 6.4 %2012-10: 6 %2012-11: 5.3 %2012-12: 5.1 %2013-01: 2.8 %2013-02: 2.9 %2013-03: 2.3 %2013-04: 1.8 %2013-05: 1.8 %2013-06: 2 %2013-07: 1.8 %2013-08: 1.6 %2013-09: 1.6 %2013-10: 1.1 %2013-11: 0.4 %2013-12: 0.6 %2014-01: 0.8 %2014-02: 0.3 %2014-03: 0.2 %2014-04: -0.2 %2014-05: 0 %2014-06: -0.1 %2014-07: 0.5 %2014-08: 0.3 %2014-09: -0.5 %2014-10: -0.3 %2014-11: 0.1 %2014-12: -0.8 %2015-01: -1.4 %2015-02: -0.9 %2015-03: -0.5 %2015-04: 0 %2015-05: 0.6 %2015-06: 0.7 %2015-07: 0.5 %2015-08: 0.1 %2015-09: -0.1 %2015-10: 0.2 %2015-11: 0.6 %2015-12: 1 %2016-01: 1 %2016-02: 0.3 %2016-03: -0.2 %2016-04: 0.3 %2016-05: -0.1 %2016-06: -0.1 %2016-07: -0.3 %2016-08: -0.1 %2016-09: 0.7 %2016-10: 1.1 %2016-11: 1.1 %2016-12: 1.8 %2017-01: 2.4 %2017-02: 2.9 %2017-03: 2.7 %2017-04: 2.3 %2017-05: 2.1 %2017-06: 2 %2017-07: 2.2 %2017-08: 2.7 %2017-09: 2.5 %2017-10: 2.2 %2017-11: 2.6 %2017-12: 2.2 %2018-01: 2.1 %2018-02: 1.9 %2018-03: 2 %2018-04: 2.4 %2018-05: 2.9 %2018-06: 3.2 %2018-07: 3.4 %2018-08: 3.4 %2018-09: 3.7 %2018-10: 3.9 %2018-11: 3.2 %2018-12: 2.8 %2019-01: 2.8 %2019-02: 3.2 %2019-03: 3.8 %2019-04: 3.9 %2019-05: 4 %2019-06: 3.4 %2019-07: 3.3 %2019-08: 3.2 %2019-09: 2.9 %2019-10: 3 %2019-11: 3.4 %2019-12: 4.1 %2020-01: 4.7 %2020-02: 4.4 %2020-03: 3.9 %2020-04: 2.5 %2020-05: 2.2 %2020-06: 2.9 %2020-07: 3.9 %2020-08: 4 %2020-09: 3.4 %2020-10: 3 %2020-11: 2.8 %2020-12: 2.8 %2021-01: 2.9 %2021-02: 3.3 %2021-03: 3.9 %2021-04: 5.2 %2021-05: 5.3 %2021-06: 5.3 %2021-07: 4.7 %2021-08: 4.9 %2021-09: 5.5 %2021-10: 6.6 %2021-11: 7.5 %2021-12: 7.4 %2022-01: 7.9 %2022-02: 8.4 %2022-03: 8.6 %2022-04: 9.6 %2022-05: 10.8 %2022-06: 12.6 %2022-07: 14.7 %2022-08: 18.6 %2022-09: 20.7 %2022-10: 21.9 %2022-11: 23.1 %2022-12: 25 %2023-01: 26.2 %2023-02: 25.8 %2023-03: 25.6 %2023-04: 24.4 %2023-05: 21.9 %2023-06: 19.9 %2023-07: 17.5 %2023-08: 14.2 %2023-09: 12.2 %2023-10: 9.6 %2023-11: 7.7 %2023-12: 5.5 %2024-01: 3.7 %2024-02: 3.6 %2024-03: 3.6 %2024-04: 3.6 %2024-05: 3.9 %2024-06: 3.6 %2024-07: 4.1 %2024-08: 3.4 %2024-09: 3 %2024-10: 3.4 %2024-11: 3.9 %2024-12: 4.8 %2025-01: 5.7 %2025-02: 5.7 %2025-03: 4.8 %2025-04: 4.2 %2025-05: 4.5 %2025-06: 4.6 %2025-07: 4.2 %2025-08: 4.2 %2025-09: 4.3 %2025-10: 4.2 %2025-11: 3.7 %2025-12: 3.3 %2026-01: 2.3 %2026-02: 1.6 %2026-03: 2.1 %2026-04: 2.6 %2026-05: 2.3 %2026-06: 2.1 %2026-07: 1.6 %2026-08: 1.8 %
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-10-02.
All 320 values
Period%
2026-081.8
2026-071.6
2026-062.1
2026-052.3
2026-042.6
2026-032.1
2026-021.6
2026-012.3
2025-123.3
2025-113.7
2025-104.2
2025-094.3
2025-084.2
2025-074.2
2025-064.6
2025-054.5
2025-044.2
2025-034.8
2025-025.7
2025-015.7
2024-124.8
2024-113.9
2024-103.4
2024-093
2024-083.4
2024-074.1
2024-063.6
2024-053.9
2024-043.6
2024-033.6
2024-023.6
2024-013.7
2023-125.5
2023-117.7
2023-109.6
2023-0912.2
2023-0814.2
2023-0717.5
2023-0619.9
2023-0521.9
2023-0424.4
2023-0325.6
2023-0225.8
2023-0126.2
2022-1225
2022-1123.1
2022-1021.9
2022-0920.7
2022-0818.6
2022-0714.7
2022-0612.6
2022-0510.8
2022-049.6
2022-038.6
2022-028.4
2022-017.9
2021-127.4
2021-117.5
2021-106.6
2021-095.5
2021-084.9
2021-074.7
2021-065.3
2021-055.3
2021-045.2
2021-033.9
2021-023.3
2021-012.9
2020-122.8
2020-112.8
2020-103
2020-093.4
2020-084
2020-073.9
2020-062.9
2020-052.2
2020-042.5
2020-033.9
2020-024.4
2020-014.7
2019-124.1
2019-113.4
2019-103
2019-092.9
2019-083.2
2019-073.3
2019-063.4
2019-054
2019-043.9
2019-033.8
2019-023.2
2019-012.8
2018-122.8
2018-113.2
2018-103.9
2018-093.7
2018-083.4
2018-073.4
2018-063.2
2018-052.9
2018-042.4
2018-032
2018-021.9
2018-012.1
2017-122.2
2017-112.6
2017-102.2
2017-092.5
2017-082.7
2017-072.2
2017-062
2017-052.1
2017-042.3
2017-032.7
2017-022.9
2017-012.4
2016-121.8
2016-111.1
2016-101.1
2016-090.7
2016-08-0.1
2016-07-0.3
2016-06-0.1
2016-05-0.1
2016-040.3
2016-03-0.2
2016-020.3
2016-011
2015-121
2015-110.6
2015-100.2
2015-09-0.1
2015-080.1
2015-070.5
2015-060.7
2015-050.6
2015-040
2015-03-0.5
2015-02-0.9
2015-01-1.4
2014-12-0.8
2014-110.1
2014-10-0.3
2014-09-0.5
2014-080.3
2014-070.5
2014-06-0.1
2014-050
2014-04-0.2
2014-030.2
2014-020.3
2014-010.8
2013-120.6
2013-110.4
2013-101.1
2013-091.6
2013-081.6
2013-071.8
2013-062
2013-051.8
2013-041.8
2013-032.3
2013-022.9
2013-012.8
2012-125.1
2012-115.3
2012-106
2012-096.4
2012-086
2012-075.7
2012-065.6
2012-055.4
2012-045.6
2012-035.5
2012-025.8
2012-015.6
2011-124.1
2011-114.3
2011-103.8
2011-093.7
2011-083.5
2011-073.1
2011-063.5
2011-053.9
2011-044.4
2011-034.6
2011-024.2
2011-014
2010-124.6
2010-114
2010-104.3
2010-093.7
2010-083.6
2010-073.6
2010-065
2010-054.9
2010-045.7
2010-035.8
2010-025.6
2010-016.2
2009-125.4
2009-115.2
2009-104.2
2009-094.7
2009-085
2009-074.9
2009-063.7
2009-053.8
2009-043.2
2009-032.8
2009-022.9
2009-012.4
2008-123.4
2008-114.1
2008-105.1
2008-095.6
2008-086.4
2008-077
2008-066.7
2008-056.9
2008-046.8
2008-036.7
2008-026.7
2008-017.4
2007-127.4
2007-117.2
2007-106.9
2007-096.4
2007-087.1
2007-078.3
2007-068.5
2007-058.4
2007-048.7
2007-039
2007-029
2007-018.4
2006-126.6
2006-116.4
2006-106.4
2006-095.9
2006-084.7
2006-073.1
2006-062.9
2006-052.9
2006-042.4
2006-032.4
2006-022.3
2006-012.4
2005-123.3
2005-113.2
2005-103.1
2005-093.6
2005-083.5
2005-073.6
2005-063.7
2005-053.5
2005-043.8
2005-033.3
2005-023.3
2005-014
2004-125.5
2004-115.8
2004-106.4
2004-096.7
2004-087.2
2004-077.2
2004-067.4
2004-057.8
2004-046.9
2004-036.7
2004-027
2004-016.7
2003-125.6
2003-115.6
2003-104.8
2003-094.6
2003-084.8
2003-074.7
2003-064.4
2003-053.5
2003-043.9
2003-034.8
2003-024.7
2003-014.8
2002-124.9
2002-114.8
2002-104.9
2002-094.6
2002-084.4
2002-074.5
2002-064.8
2002-055.6
2002-046
2002-036
2002-026.2
2002-016.6
2001-126.8
2001-117.1
2001-107.5
2001-097.9
2001-088.7
2001-079.4
2001-0610.5
2001-0510.7
2001-0410.3
2001-0310.3
2001-0210.3
2001-0110
2000-1210
2000-1110.5
2000-1010.6
2000-0910.6
2000-089.8
2000-079.8
2000-069.3
2000-059.2
2000-049.4
2000-039.8
2000-0210
2000-0110.2

Compared with European Union (27)

PlaceAugust 2026
Hungary1.8
European Union (27)3.2

Rankings

Definition

Harmonised index of consumer prices, all items, annual rate of change. Comparable across EU countries.

How to cite

Eurostat. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change (prc_hicp_minr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the HICP inflation rate in Hungary?

HICP inflation (annual rate) in Hungary was 1.8% in August 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 2.4 pts from August 2025. That is the 24th highest of 27 EU countries in August 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest HICP inflation rate in Hungary?

26.2% in January 2023, the highest value since January 2000 in this series.

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