Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Hungary
Hungary: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 4.98 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Hungary, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Hungary stood at 4.98 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Hungary peaked at 4.98 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.33 billion current US$, in 2020.
Hungary ranks 51st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Hungary, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.50 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.49 billion current US$ | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.51 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.50 billion current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.59 billion current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.72 billion current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 1.89 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 2.21 billion current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 2.70 billion current US$ | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 2.48 billion current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 2.72 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 2.32 billion current US$ | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 3.09 billion current US$ | +33.2% |
| 2008 | 3.86 billion current US$ | +24.9% |
| 2009 | 3.25 billion current US$ | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 2.90 billion current US$ | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 3.05 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.46 billion current US$ | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 2.53 billion current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.71 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 2.46 billion current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 2.74 billion current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 3.05 billion current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 3.24 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.35 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.33 billion current US$ | -60.5% |
| 2021 | 1.71 billion current US$ | +29.3% |
| 2022 | 3.12 billion current US$ | +81.9% |
| 2023 | 4.77 billion current US$ | +53.0% |
| 2024 | 4.98 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 4.98 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.47 billion current US$, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 4.98 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.98 billion current US$, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +81.9% | 1.71 billion current US$ | 3.12 billion current US$ |
| 2020 | -60.5% | 3.35 billion current US$ | 1.33 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 billion current US$ | 1.49 billion current US$ | 1.59 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.62 billion current US$ | 1.72 billion current US$ | 3.86 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 billion current US$ | 2.46 billion current US$ | 3.35 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 billion current US$ | 1.33 billion current US$ | 4.98 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 48 Bahrain 5.46 billion current US$ compare
- 49 Greece 5.30 billion current US$ compare
- 50 Luxembourg 5.24 billion current US$ compare
- 52 South Africa 4.60 billion current US$ compare
- 53 New Zealand 4.47 billion current US$ compare
- 54 Peru 4.43 billion current US$ compare
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Hungary?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Hungary was 4.98 billion current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Hungary ranks 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.