Hungary vs United States: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Hungary buys about what

$192

buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in the United States buys what $51.98 buys in Hungary. Prices across Hungary's economy average 52% of the United States', so a dollar goes 92% further in Hungary.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureHungaryUnited States
Economy
Population9.51 million341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$246 billion$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$25,907$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$49,838$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%52%100%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.92 in the US$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$22.14 a day2017 survey · $8,081 a year · income$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureHungaryUnited States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$474 billion$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar183.6Hungarian forint1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$23,850$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$48,630$89,490

World Bank income groups: Hungary, high income; United States, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • Hungary
  • United States
Year-by-year table
YearHungaryUnited States
2025$41,161$76,931
2024$40,747$75,698
2023$40,333$74,352
2022$40,611$72,829
2021$38,887$71,441
2020$36,120$67,407
2019$37,663$69,121
2018$35,798$67,728
2017$33,829$66,164
2016$32,379$65,026
2015$31,486$64,368
2014$30,265$63,027
2013$28,891$61,967
2012$28,180$61,142
2011$28,415$60,253
2010$27,802$59,797
2009$27,446$58,722
2008$29,384$60,806
2007$29,044$61,314
2006$28,903$60,684
2005$27,766$59,612
2004$26,568$58,139
2003$25,256$56,505
2002$24,229$55,443
2001$23,069$55,024
2000$22,118$55,046

Hungary vs United States: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.