Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Hungary
Hungary: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 84.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Hungary, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Hungary stood at 84.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Hungary peaked at 95.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 1983.
Hungary ranks 26th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.2% | — |
| 1961 | 83.6% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 81.8% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 81.8% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 84.3% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 83.0% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 81.6% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 80.8% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 82.7% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 83.5% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 83.0% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 79.3% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 75.5% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 76.8% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 85.7% | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 89.3% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 87.8% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 91.3% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 95.6% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 94.4% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 93.2% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 92.3% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 92.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 91.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 84.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 84.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.9% | 81.8% | 84.2% | 4 |
| 1970s | 82.9% | 80.8% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.9% | 75.5% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 87.8% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 85.6% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 85.2% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 82.9% | 84.6% | 4 |
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 merchandise imports from high-income economies in Hungary?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Hungary was 84.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 1983.
- How does Hungary rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Hungary ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.