Hungary: Terms of trade

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 Hungary

Terms of trade, base year = 2000

 Latest value 99.30
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2024
 Average 98.79
 Min - Max 92.80 - 103.80
 Source The United Nations
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The latest value from 2024 is 99.3 percent, a decline from 101.5 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 105.73 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Hungary from 2005 to 2024 is 98.79 percent. The minimum value, 92.8 percent, was reached in 2006 while the maximum of 103.8 percent was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Hungary: Terms of trade
 2024 99.30
 2023 101.50
 2022 93.40
 2021 99.60
 2020 103.80
 2019 101.50
 2018 100.70
 2017 101.70




The terms of trade for Hungary are calculated as the value of its exports as percent of the value of its imports. An increase in the terms of trade means that the value of exports is increasing relative to the value of imports. The country can afford to buy more imports with the revenue from its exports. For example, an increase in the price of oil increases (improves) the terms of trade for the oil-exporting countries and lowers it for the other countries.
Definition: Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 99.30 2024 percent
 Trade openness 140.78 2025 percent
 Financial openness 2.290 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 72.63 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 179.03 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports -1.08 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 68.15 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 167.98 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP -28.37 2025 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars -69.94 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 259.91 2025 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 1.65 2025 percent
 Current account, in dollars 4.08 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Current Account, quarterly -0.83 6/2026 percent
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 4.48 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 10.98 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 59.09 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 2.32 2025 percent
 Remittances 5,715.97 2025 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -6,652.23 2025 million USD
 External debt 132.59 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 9.81 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 62.48 2024 percent
 External debt in foreign currencies 86.39 2024 percent
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