Starting a business - Score in Hungary
Hungary: Starting a business - Score was 88.19 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Hungary, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Hungary stood at 88.19.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Hungary peaked at 91.43 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 66.66, in 2003.
That places Hungary 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 66.66 | — |
| 2004 | 69.47 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 73.72 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 74.26 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 80.75 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 91.02 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 91.35 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 91.33 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.43 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.31 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 89.32 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.58 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 87.1 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 87.28 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.6 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.89 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.19 | +0.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 88.19 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 88.19 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 96% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.17 | 66.66 | 91.35 | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.6 | 86.58 | 91.43 | 10 |
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 starting a business - score in Hungary?
- Starting a business - score in Hungary was 88.19 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 91.43 in 2011.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.66 in 2003.
- How does Hungary rank for starting a business - score?
- Hungary ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.