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Trade between Hungary and Slovakia

In 2024, Hungary exported $6.8 billion to Slovakia and imported $8.7 billion. Hungary ran a deficit of $1.9 billion with Slovakia, compared with a surplus of $292 million in 2019. Slovakia was Hungary’s 2nd largest trading partner (5% of its trade), and Hungary was Slovakia’s 3rd (7%).

Summary

Hungary → Slovakia
$6.8billion
Slovakia → Hungary
$8.7billion
Hungary’s balance
-$1.9billion

Balance

Hungary’s trade balance with Slovakia

Trade between Hungary and Slovakia grew 24.6-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Hungary’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 6.8
  • Imports 8.7
  • Balance -1.9

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$217 million$412 million-$195 million
1996$250 million$389 million-$139 million
1997$269 million$419 million-$151 million
1998$380 million$482 million-$101 million
1999$286 million$488 million-$201 million
2000$295 million$606 million-$311 million
2001$413 million$638 million-$225 million
2002$490 million$697 million-$207 million
2003$839 million$971 million-$131 million
2004$1.1 billion$1.3 billion-$186 million
2005$1.4 billion$1.6 billion-$160 million
2006$2.3 billion$2.3 billion$1 million
2007$3.4 billion$3.1 billion$365 million
2008$4.1 billion$3.8 billion$285 million
2009$3.1 billion$3.5 billion-$431 million
2010$3.6 billion$3.8 billion-$269 million
2011$4.1 billion$5 billion-$890 million
2012$3.8 billion$4.8 billion-$1.1 billion
2013$4.2 billion$5.1 billion-$872 million
2014$4.4 billion$5.2 billion-$774 million
2015$4.1 billion$4.4 billion-$309 million
2016$4.2 billion$4.6 billion-$411 million
2017$4.6 billion$5.1 billion-$541 million
2018$5 billion$5.1 billion-$29 million
2019$5.6 billion$5.3 billion$292 million
2020$4.7 billion$4.8 billion-$119 million
2021$4.7 billion$7.5 billion-$2.8 billion
2022$5.8 billion$9.9 billion-$4.1 billion
2023$6.6 billion$7.5 billion-$847 million
2024$6.8 billion$8.7 billion-$1.9 billion

What they sell each other

What Hungary sells to Slovakia

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Auto parts$1.4 billion · 21.2%
    95 thousand tonnes · Hungary’s destinations
  2. Spark-ignition engines$556 million · 8.2%
    27 thousand tonnes
  3. Monitors and projectors$332 million · 4.9%
    13 thousand tonnes · Hungary’s destinations
  4. Batteries$253 million · 3.7%
    5 thousand tonnes · Hungary’s destinations
  5. Cars$213 million · 3.1%
    11 thousand tonnes · Hungary’s destinations
  6. Diesel engines$194 million · 2.9%
    21 thousand tonnes
  7. Control panels$161 million · 2.4%
    970 tonnes
  8. Vaccines, blood and antisera$126 million · 1.9%
    311 tonnes · Hungary’s destinations
  9. Electricity$126 million · 1.9%
    Hungary’s destinations
  10. 140 thousand tonnes

What Slovakia sells to Hungary

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Electricity$1.4 billion · 16.3%
    Slovakia’s destinations
  2. Refined petroleum$661 million · 7.6%
    804 thousand tonnes · Slovakia’s destinations
  3. 742 tonnes
  4. Auto parts$370 million · 4.3%
    34 thousand tonnes · Slovakia’s destinations
  5. Crude petroleum$369 million · 4.2%
    428 thousand tonnes · Hungary’s sources
  6. Cars$302 million · 3.5%
    22 thousand tonnes · Slovakia’s destinations
  7. Hot-rolled flat steel$198 million · 2.3%
    240 thousand tonnes
  8. Cement$176 million · 2%
    1.8 million tonnes
  9. Cables and wire$133 million · 1.5%
    12 thousand tonnes · Slovakia’s destinations
  10. Batteries$126 million · 1.4%
    6 thousand tonnes · Hungary’s sources

How it travels

Hungary and Slovakia traded $15.5 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly over land: 100% of the value travels by truck, rail or pipeline.

Split by transport mode

  1. Land$15.5 billion · 100%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Slovakia was Hungary’s 2nd largest trading partner (5% of its trade), and Hungary was Slovakia’s 3rd (7%).

Slovakia in Hungary’s trade
5.2%
Slovakia’s rank among Hungary’s partners
2nd
Hungary in Slovakia’s trade
7.1%
Hungary’s rank among Slovakia’s partners
3rd

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.