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27th March, 2024

Romania overtakes Hungary in per capita GDP



Romania’s per capita GDP (measured in purchasing power parity) reached 78% of the EU average in 2023, ahead of Hungary’s 76%, Portfolio writes, citing preliminary data from Eurostat.

Croatia’s economic development also reached Hungary’s level in 2023.

Hungary’s economy shrank by 0.9% last year, while Romania’s GDP expanded by 2%.

According to Eurostat, GDP per capita expressed in purchasing power parity was the lowest in Bulgaria at 64% and the highest in Luxembourg at 240%.

Sources regularly consulted, with abbreviations used in text: Népszabadság (N); Magyar Hírlap (MH); Világgazdaság (VG); Napi Gazdaság (NG); Magyar Nemzet (MN); Népszava (Nsz); Kossuth Rádió news (KR); nightly TV news (TV).

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