Payments and e-commerce in Hungary

Discover how Hungarians like to shop and pay online

Hungary

General Information

  • Population 9.6 m
  • Population 15 + 8.2 m
  • Online population 8.6 m
  • Area 93,030 km2
  • Currency HUF
  • GDP 181.0 bn $US
  • GDP per capita 18,791 $US
  • Card-based payments
  • Cash-based payments
  • Bank transfer
  • Wallets
  • Other
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Banked population
  • Hungary 77%
  • Western & Central Europe 96%
  • World 67%
Credit card penetration
  • Hungary 13%
  • Western & Central Europe 47%
  • World 19%
Internet penetration
  • Hungary 89%
  • Western & Central Europe 92%
  • World 62%
Smartphone penetration
  • Hungary 74%
  • Western & Central Europe 81%
  • World 70%

Hungarian GDP reached 7.1% in 2021, is expected to level out at 5.2% in 2022, and drop to 2.1% in 2023. Core inflation rose to a 25 year high of 16.7% in July 2022. It is expected to drop in 2023 if the Russo-Ukrainian war ends in 2022.

Jofogas.hu is the most popular online shopping site for Hungarians, totting up 4.5 m visits in July 2022.

In a recent survey of European countries and their digital progress shows that whilst Hungary’s broadband connectivity progress is strong, they are lagging behind in integrating digital technology – coming 25th in the category.

Future e-commerce trends (2021-2026)

B2C e-commerce ($US billion)
2022 5.9
2023 7.0
2024 8.1
2025 9.2
2026 10.3
E-commerce spending per capita ($US)
2022 606
2023 721
2024 838
2025 957
2026 1067
E-commerce spending as % of GDP
2022 3.3%
2023 3.7%
2024 4.0%
2025 4.3%
2026 4.6%

Hungary

The E-Commerce Market

Top e-commerce segments

  1. Fashion: 37%
  2. Electronics & Media: 27%
  3. Food & Personal Care: 15%
  4. Toys, Hobby & DIY: 12%
  5. Furniture & Appliances: 9%

Cross-border e-commerce

  1. Cross-border proportion of total e-commerce – 10%
  2. Value of cross-border e-commerce – 0.5 bn $US
  3. Online shoppers who have shopped cross-border – 56%

Top 3 cross-border shopping origin markets

  1. China: 56%
  2. Germany: 13%
  3. United States: 3%
B2C e-commerce growth 20->21
  • Hungary 19.1%
E-commerce % of total retail
  • Hungary 10%
  • Western & Central Europe 17%
  • World 20%
E-commerce completed on a mobile device
  • Hungary 41%
  • Western & Central Europe 44%
  • World 53%

The Credit Card Split

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
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  • E-commerce market size 4.8 bn $US
  • E-commerce spending per capita 495 $US
  • E-commerce spending as % of GDP 3.0%

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Hungary

Local Payment Methods

BitPay Type Cryptocurrency Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Hyperwallet Type Bank transfer, Gift card, Prepaid voucher Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High PayPal Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Paysafecard Type Prepaid voucher Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Paysafecash Type Cash Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, North America + 1 Paysera Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High PayU Type Bank transfer Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 2 Market relevance High SEPA Direct Debit Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Market relevance High Skrill Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Trustly Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, North America + 1 Market relevance High TrustPay Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Allied Wallet Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High UnionPay SecurePay Type Local payment card Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Apple Pay Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Amazon Pay Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, North America + 1 Market relevance High DaoPay Type Carrier billing Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Google Pay Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Masterpass Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Mobiamo Type Carrier billing Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Razer Gold Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High SEPA Credit Transfer Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Market relevance High SWIFT Type Bank transfer Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High WebMoney Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 1 Market relevance High GoPay Type Wallet Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Market relevance Medium Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance Medium SEPA Instant Credit Transfers (SCT Inst) Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Market relevance Medium Boloro Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 G2A Pay Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance Medium NETELLER Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Simple Type Wallet Regions Western & Central Europe Splitit Type Instalments Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3

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