# Hungary Central Bank Policy Rate

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
> License: https://fxmacrodata.com/terms

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 5.5 |
| Latest release date | 2026-09-22 |
| Previous value | 5.5 |
| Change | 0 |

## Next release

The next Hungary Central Bank Policy Rate release is scheduled for Oct 20, 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 Sep 23, 2026, a change of 0 percentage points from 5.5%. The value sits in line with 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-22 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2026-09-22 |
| 2026-08-25 | 5.5 | 5.75 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2026-08-25 |
| 2026-07-21 | 5.75 | 6 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2026-07-21 |
| 2026-06-23 | 6 | 6.25 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2026-06-23 |
| 2026-02-24 | 6.25 | 6.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2026-02-24 |
| 2024-09-24 | 6.5 | 6.75 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-09-24 |
| 2024-07-23 | 6.75 | 7 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-07-23 |
| 2024-06-18 | 7 | 7.25 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-06-18 |
| 2024-05-21 | 7.25 | 7.75 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-05-21 |
| 2024-04-23 | 7.75 | 8.25 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-04-23 |
| 2024-03-26 | 8.25 | 9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-03-26 |
| 2024-02-27 | 9 | 10 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/hungary/policy-rate/announcements/huf_policy_rate_2024-02-27 |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/huf/policy_rate
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Related

- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt