Stocks of securities issued by Hungarian residents increase sharply in 2023

Stocks of securities issued by Hungarian residents increased by HUF 22,217 billion, or 33 percent, in 2023. Transactions and revaluations accounted for 65 per cent and 35 per cent, respectively, of the increase. The largest increase, HUF 8,813 billion, was in stock of government securities, followed by increases of HUF 4,987 billion and HUF 3,540 billion in stock of investment fund shares and bonds issued by credit institutions, respectively. The largest growth rate were recorded in stocks of bonds issued by the MNB and credit institutions, with the value of securities issued by both sectors more than doubling in the course of the year.

Over the past year, all holding sectors increased the amount of securities held. Non-resident holdings of securities increased by HUF 7,931 billion (43%). There was also a significant increase of HUF 5,976 billion (34%) in household holdings of securities. The value of securities held by financial corporations increased by HUF 6,695 bn (26%), of which the value of securities held by other financial intermediaries increased most, by HUF 3,063 billion (60%) over the year.

The latest press release on securities statistics issued on the 7th of February 2024 is available here: https://statisztika.mnb.hu/sw/static/file/sk-ep-202312-en.pdf

The latest data are available here: Securities (mnb.hu)

8 February 2024

MNB Statistics Directorate

Vissza a tetejére

The primary objective of the MNB shall be to achieve and maintain price stability. (...) Without prejudice to its primary objective, the MNB shall support the maintenance of the stability of the system of financial intermediation, the enhancement of its resilience, its sustainable contribution to economic growth; furthermore, the MNB shall support the government’s economic policy and its policy related to environmental sustainability, using instruments at its disposal.