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Daily briefOperational risk · 90d →
Hungary.
Hungary · Budapest · 9.9M people · europe
Governmentparliamentary republicLanguagesHungarian (official) 98.8%, English 25.3%, German 12.6%Area93.0K km²Sanctioned entities35Active conflicts4Mentions 7d11 ▲ 22%CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
91.0
Stable risk
30-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Hungary becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Hungary · 90-day event volume
142
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 12
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timelineLast 7 days · 11 milestones · hover for context
OCT 18
2026
US-Hungary Sanctions Dispute
diplomatic_tension · severity 5
Moderate
OCT 17
2026
Hungary-Slovakia Water Dispute
diplomatic_tension · severity 6
Elevated
OCT 17
2026
EU Funds for Hungary
economic_indicator · severity 4
Moderate
OCT 17
2026
Hungary-Ukraine Tension
diplomatic_tension · severity 6
Elevated
OCT 17
2026
Zelenskij & Magyar Meet
diplomatic_visit · severity 2
Moderate
OCT 17
2026
Zelensky meets Hungary PM
diplomatic_visit · severity 4
Moderate
OCT 17
2026
Zelenski-Magyar Meeting
diplomatic_visit · severity 4
Moderate
OCT 17
2026
Hongaarse premier ontmoet Zelensky
diplomatic_visit · severity 2
Moderate
OCT 17
2026
Hungary, Ukraine talks
diplomatic_visit · severity 2
Moderate
OCT 17
2026
Migration Debate
diplomatic_tension · severity 4
Moderate
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 1domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 12,202
Arms Activity
97/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 7total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
77/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 0.71%inflation pct: 3.70%unemployment pct: 4.50%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
93/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 35is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
82/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 76.7literacy rate: —
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political18Stable
Security1Stable
Economic34Moderate
Regulatory7Stable
Operational11Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Europe
Rank 35 of 55
0145.5
0252.8
0354.5
0455.9
0557.3
0661.9
0762.5
0864.3
3591.0
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 17 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024$222.8B
▲ $9.8B YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024$23.3K
▲ $1.1K YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 20243.7%
▼ 13.4% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 20244.5%
▲ 0.4% YoY
Population
WB· 20249.6M
▼ 30.1K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 20242.12%
▲ 0.08% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 202476.7 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 202493.8%
▲ 2.3% YoY
Security12 recent events · 4 conflicts · 10 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
142
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-10-18
US-Hungary Sanctions Dispute
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-17
Hungary-Slovakia Water Dispute
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-17
EU Funds for Hungary
Economic Indicator
2026-10-17
Hungary-Ukraine Tension
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-17
Zelenskij & Magyar Meet
Diplomatic Visit
2026-10-17
Zelensky meets Hungary PM
Diplomatic Visit
2026-10-17
Zelenski-Magyar Meeting
Diplomatic Visit
2026-10-17
Hongaarse premier ontmoet Zelensky
Diplomatic Visit
Active conflicts involving Hungary
Russia-Ukraine war
Maritime · 31241 dispatches
Elevated · 26.5
World War II
War · 11147 dispatches
Critical · 100
Hungarian political crisis
Civil War · 88 dispatches
Elevated · 49.6
Cold War
Cold War · 13 dispatches
Cold · 0
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
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Think tanks · this country20 articles from research institutions tracking Hungary
Atlantic Council
Investing in Europe’s next growth engine
Oct 2, 2026
Atlantic Council
Making the EU’s new industrial rulebook work for Central Europe
Oct 1, 2026
Atlantic Council
Xi Jinping visited Europe to divide it. What happens next could determine if he succeeds.
Sep 26, 2026
European Council on Foreign Relations
If Marine Le Pen wins: A European guide to a far-right France
Aug 4, 2026
Atlantic Council
Looking to a decade of delivery: The Three Seas Initiative charts its course forward
Jul 1, 2026
Bruegel
Analyses
Jun 16, 2026
European Council on Foreign Relations
Europeans don’t need consensus to challenge Israel and its settlements
Jun 15, 2026
European Council on Foreign Relations
The EU’s quarter-life crisis
May 15, 2026
European Council on Foreign Relations
In a joyful Budapest, with the populists routed, I saw the chance of an unprecedented transition
May 15, 2026
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Hungary-tagged articles · last 30 days
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+Methodology · how this profile is built
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Hungary will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.