International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Hungary
Hungary: International tourism, expenditures was 1.33 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Hungary, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Hungary stood at 1.33 billion current US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.2% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Hungary peaked at 3.86 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.33 billion current US$, in 2020.
That places Hungary 57th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Hungary, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.50 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.49 billion current US$ | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.51 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.50 billion current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.59 billion current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.72 billion current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 1.89 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 2.21 billion current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 2.70 billion current US$ | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 2.48 billion current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 2.72 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 2.32 billion current US$ | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 3.09 billion current US$ | +33.2% |
| 2008 | 3.86 billion current US$ | +24.9% |
| 2009 | 3.25 billion current US$ | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 2.90 billion current US$ | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 3.05 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.46 billion current US$ | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 2.53 billion current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.71 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 2.46 billion current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 2.74 billion current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 3.05 billion current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 3.24 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.35 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.33 billion current US$ | -60.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1.33 billion current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 100% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1.33 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -60.2% | 3.35 billion current US$ | 1.33 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 billion current US$ | 1.49 billion current US$ | 1.59 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.62 billion current US$ | 1.72 billion current US$ | 3.86 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 billion current US$ | 2.46 billion current US$ | 3.35 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 billion current US$ | 1.33 billion current US$ | 1.33 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More private sector data for Hungary
- Merchandise trade 133.1% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 159.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 168.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,746 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Hungary?
- International tourism, expenditures in Hungary was 1.33 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Hungary ranks 57th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.