Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Hungary
Hungary: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 14.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Hungary, 1986–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Hungary stood at 14.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Hungary peaked at 21.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.
That places Hungary 41st out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -66.1% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +2502.9% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +23.6% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +39.7% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +38.8% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +24.0% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +46.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 4.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 5.9% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 9.9% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
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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 outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Hungary?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Hungary was 14.5% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
- How does Hungary rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Hungary ranks 41st out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.