Hungary

Aperçu économique et sectoriel

Hungary is an upper-middle-income, open economy in Central Europe and a member of the European Union and OECD. Its industrial base is anchored by automotive manufacturing, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and food processing, with a significant services sector. The economy rebounded with 2.2% real GDP growth in 2024 after a contraction in 2023, supported by recovering household consumption and large-scale foreign direct investment in electric vehicle battery production. Hungary's exports are highly concentrated in manufactured goods, particularly machinery, vehicles, and chemical products, with Germany and other EU countries as primary trading partners. Inflation, which spiked to among the highest in the EU in 2023, moderated significantly to around 3.8% HICP by 2024.

Secteurs clés

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Macro

PIB nominal, USD	$222.90B
Croissance du PIB réel, annuel	2.2%
Inflation annuel	3.8%
Population habitants	9.6M
PIB par habitant USD	$16,525
Capitalisation boursière total coté, USD	$66.00B
Capitalisation boursière / PIB	29.6%
Chômage	4.5%
Sociétés cotées	156
Bourse	Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE)

Année des données: 2024. Sources: World Bank – World Development Indicators (2024), IMF – World Economic Outlook Database (October 2024), Budapest Stock Exchange – Official Statistics (November 2025), CEIC Data – BSE Equity Market Capitalization (June 2026), European Commission – Economic Forecast for Hungary (Spring 2026), Wikipedia – Economy of Hungary, Macrotrends – Hungary Unemployment Rate, Fragomen – Hungary Guest Investor Residence Permit, Trading Economics – Hungary GDP, Unemployment, OECD Economic Surveys: Hungary 2024.

Bourse locale & accès

Bourse	Budapest Stock Exchange
Code	BSE
Site web	www.bse.hu
Devise	HUF

Accès aux courtiers locaux

Foreign investors can access BSE-listed securities through international brokers offering access to European exchanges, including Interactive Brokers and certain European online brokers. Direct retail access via Hungarian domestic brokers such as Erste Bank Hungary or OTP Bank Brokerage is also available. BSE equities trade in Hungarian Forint (HUF), so currency risk applies for USD or EUR-based investors. Many major BSE-listed companies do not have US ADR programmes; trading occurs primarily on the BSE itself, though MOL Group is also listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Courtiers internationaux avec accès aux marchés étrangers

• Interactive Brokers — Direct access to 90+ markets worldwide, including many emerging exchanges.
• Saxo Bank — Multi-market access across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
• Charles Schwab (Global) — Foreign ordinary shares on select markets; US-listed ADRs and ETFs.
• Fidelity International Trading — International stock trading on a number of developed and emerging markets.

Indiqué à titre indicatif uniquement — pas une recommandation. Les marchés disponibles, les frais et les règles d'ouverture de compte varient selon le courtier et votre pays de résidence.

Relocalisation & résidence

Accès pour les investisseurs étrangers

Hungary uses the Hungarian Forint (HUF); it has not yet adopted the euro. Budapest offers a relatively low cost of living compared to Western European capitals. EU membership provides freedom of movement within the EU for Hungarian citizens. English proficiency is growing but Hungarian remains the primary language of business and government. Permanent residency applications (separate from the Guest Investor route) require passing a cultural knowledge test as of 2025.