Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Hungary
Hungary: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.3731 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Hungary, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Hungary stood at 0.3731.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Hungary peaked at 0.7771 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2521, in 2007.
Hungary ranks 69th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3481 | — |
| 1992 | 0.3983 | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5379 | +35.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4614 | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7771 | +68.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5322 | -31.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3958 | -25.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3613 | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3915 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3495 | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3168 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2733 | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2664 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2626 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2812 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2781 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2521 | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3096 | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5681 | +83.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5117 | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.478 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4698 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4654 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4018 | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3623 | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.278 | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2658 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2658 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.27 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3623 | +34.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3107 | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2584 | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2986 | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 0.316 | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3731 | +18.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.3731 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.3731 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2254, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4671 | 0.3481 | 0.7771 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3158 | 0.2521 | 0.5681 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3769 | 0.2658 | 0.5117 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3198 | 0.2584 | 0.3731 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More reference data data for Hungary
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Hungary?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Hungary was 0.3731 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7771 in 1995.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2521 in 2007.
- How does Hungary rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Hungary ranks 69th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.