Hungary Ties EU Last in 2025 Consumption at 73% of Average
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Updated · dailynewshungary.com · Jun 18
Hungary Ties EU Last in 2025 Consumption at 73% of Average
3 articles · Updated · dailynewshungary.com · Jun 18
Summary
Eurostat’s preliminary 2025 data put Hungary joint-last in the EU on Actual Individual Consumption, with households consuming 73% of the bloc average, level with Latvia and just behind Estonia at 74%.
AIC tracks both private spending and publicly provided services such as healthcare and education, adjusted for purchasing power, making it a broader gauge of living standards than income alone.
Economists cited a high share of GDP going to investment, below-average household incomes and purchasing power, and relatively cautious borrowing and spending as key drags on Hungarian consumption.
Regional peers have pulled ahead: Poland reached 88% of the EU average, Lithuania 87% and Slovenia 86%, underscoring Hungary’s slippage within Central and Eastern Europe.
Hungary ranked only 23rd of 27 on GDP per capita at 76% of the EU average in 2025, with Romania and Croatia now ahead while Luxembourg led EU consumption at 145%.