Hungary

Country at a glance

Hungary is a central europe member of the European Union, with its capital in Budapest. The country joined the European Communities in 2004 in the largest single enlargement to date — the ten central-and-eastern European, Mediterranean accession. Economically, Hungary is a Central European manufacturing economy with a strong automotive supply chain, retaining the forint outside the euro area. The country retains the HUF, with eurozone entry foreseen once the convergence criteria are met, and it is part of the Schengen area for cross-border movement. Hungarian is the official language and the country is divided into 3 NUTS-1 statistical regions for the purposes of Eurostat reporting. On Eurostat's headline indicators, Hungary is currently 13th-most populous of the 27 member states with data on record.

Indicators by topic

Every Eurostat indicator we hold for Hungary, grouped by theme. Click through to the indicator profile for the cross-country timeline.

More data on Hungary

This profile covers Eurostat statistical indicators. The pages below extend the picture into other strands of EU public data — parliamentary representation, public procurement, EU-funded research, cohesion-fund spending, regional statistics.

• European Parliament

  MEPs elected from Hungary (current term, 2024–2029).

• Public tenders

  TED notices from Hungary buyers — public contracts above EU thresholds.

• EU research grants

  CORDIS-funded R&D projects coordinated from Hungary.

• Cohesion funds

  Kohesio-listed ERDF/ESF+/Cohesion Fund projects in Hungary.

Sources & methodology

Data on this page comes from Eurostat (28 indicators), fetched from the official dissemination API. Each indicator card links to the cross-country profile with the full year-by-year timeline. See methodology for caveats, revision policy and ranking definitions, or sources for the complete dataset list.

Last refreshed: 2026-06-30 · Source: Eurostat dissemination API