Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Hungary
Hungary: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Hungary, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth of gdp per employed person in Hungary is 1.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.7% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Hungary peaked at 6.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 2009.
Hungary ranks 120th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +76.8% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -91.2% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +382.9% |
| 2009 | -3.3% | -296.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -147.6% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | -2.4% | -262.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -103.8% |
| 2014 | -0.9% | -1100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -181.1% |
| 2016 | -1.0% | -235.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -343.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +81.3% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | -3.2% | -171.5% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -292.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -55.9% |
| 2023 | -1.6% | -160.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -152.1% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | -3.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -2.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -3.2% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 117 Trinidad and Tobago 1.2% compare
- 118 Netherlands 1.2% compare
- 119 Cameroon 1.2% compare
- 120 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.1% compare
- 122 Japan 1.1% compare
- 123 Brazil 1.1% compare
- 123 Italy 1.1% compare
More work & labour data for Hungary
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1776 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,774 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,505 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,653 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,807 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,461 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per employed person in Hungary?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Hungary was 1.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 2009.
- How does Hungary rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Hungary ranks 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).