Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Hungary
Hungary: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was -79.00 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Hungary, 1982–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Hungary recorded -79.00 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 106.2% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Hungary peaked at 1.73 trillion in 2006 and was at its lowest, -1.62 trillion, in 1994.
Hungary ranks 168th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -337.44 billion | — |
| 1983 | -387.66 billion | +14.9% |
| 1984 | -430.17 billion | +11.0% |
| 1985 | -453.13 billion | +5.3% |
| 1986 | -577.52 billion | +27.5% |
| 1987 | -730.60 billion | +26.5% |
| 1988 | -830.35 billion | +13.7% |
| 1989 | -1.02 trillion | +22.9% |
| 1990 | -983.74 billion | -3.6% |
| 1991 | -1.03 trillion | +4.6% |
| 1992 | -1.00 trillion | -2.8% |
| 1993 | -1.22 trillion | +21.5% |
| 1994 | -1.62 trillion | +32.9% |
| 1995 | -1.55 trillion | -4.0% |
| 1996 | -1.32 trillion | -14.8% |
| 1997 | -1.08 trillion | -18.0% |
| 1998 | -976.01 billion | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 4.89 billion | -100.5% |
| 2000 | 244.18 billion | +4897.7% |
| 2001 | 1.06 trillion | +336.0% |
| 2002 | 575.30 billion | -46.0% |
| 2003 | 1.45 trillion | +152.2% |
| 2004 | 1.33 trillion | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 1.58 trillion | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 1.73 trillion | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 1.27 trillion | -26.4% |
| 2008 | -79.00 billion | -106.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -595.96 billion | -1.02 trillion | -337.44 billion | 8 |
| 1990s | -1.08 trillion | -1.62 trillion | 4.89 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 trillion | -79.00 billion | 1.73 trillion | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Hungary
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 4.99 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 214.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 123.80 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 11.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 29.95 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 31.87 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 43.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 43.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,524 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Hungary?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Hungary was -79.00 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 trillion in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.62 trillion in 1994.
- How does Hungary rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Hungary ranks 168th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.