# Hungary Central Bank Policy Rate

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 5.5 |
| Latest release date | 2026-08-26 |
| Previous value | 5.75 |
| Change | -0.25 |

## Next release

The next Hungary Central Bank Policy Rate release is scheduled for Sep 22, 2026 at 14:00 Europe/Budapest. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

Hungary Central Bank Policy Rate printed 5.5% on Aug 26, 2026, a change of -0.25 percentage points from 5.75%. The value sits below the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of HUF macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-26 | 5.5 | 5.75 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2026-08-26 |
| 2026-07-22 | 5.75 | 6 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2026-07-22 |
| 2026-06-24 | 6 | 6.25 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2026-06-24 |
| 2026-02-25 | 6.25 | 6.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2026-02-25 |
| 2024-09-25 | 6.5 | 6.75 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-09-25 |
| 2024-07-24 | 6.75 | 7 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-07-24 |
| 2024-06-19 | 7 | 7.25 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-06-19 |
| 2024-05-22 | 7.25 | 7.75 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-05-22 |
| 2024-04-24 | 7.75 | 8.25 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-04-24 |
| 2024-03-27 | 8.25 | 9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-03-27 |
| 2024-02-28 | 9 | 10 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-02-28 |
| 2024-01-31 | 10 | 10.75 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-01-31 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/huf/policy_rate?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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