Stock market return in Hungary
Hungary: Stock market return was 29.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Hungary, 1992–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
In 2021, stock market return in Hungary stood at 29.4%.
The figure is up 384.0% on the previous year and up 433.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Hungary peaked at 119.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, -24.4%, in 2008.
Hungary ranks 22nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.8% | -13.3% | 119.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | -24.4% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | -11.9% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | -10.4% | 29.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 stock market return in Hungary?
- Stock market return in Hungary was 29.4% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 119.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.4% in 2008.
- How does Hungary rank for stock market return?
- Hungary ranks 22nd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 433.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Bloomberg, published as part of Stock market return (%, year-on-year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stock market return is the growth rate of annual average stock market index. Annual average stock market index is constructed by taking the average of the daily stock market indexes available at Bloomberg.