AUD to HUF Exchange Rate

The lowdown on the Hungarian forint

Economical Influences on the Hungarian forint

If you are considering converting AUD to HUF, it’s good to get a snapshot of how the economy may influence the Hungarian forint.

Post the fall of communism in 1990, Hungary has transitioned from a centrally-planned economy to a market driven one.¹

In its early independent days Hungary went through economic reforms including the privatisation of state-owned entities and a reorientation of trade towards the west.¹

The transition of the economy in the 1990’s also caused havoc with the value of the forint, with inflation peaking at 35% in 1991.²

Since 2001, inflation has been recorded in single digits meaning the currency is now fully convertible and relatively stable.²

Hungarian forint Historical Exchange Rate

Since the fall of communism in the 90’s, the Hungarian forint has exponentially improved over time as the market has stabilised.¹

In the last five-year period the forint has performed well, fluctuating minimally.³ Back in December 2013 1 AUD was converting to approximately 191.52922 HUF.

By September 2014 that figure dropped with 1 AUD buying 227.11626 HUF; however a year later in August 2015 the forint had returned to around 194.12235 for 1 Australian dollar. ³

By July 2016 the AUD was buying around 216.90685 HUF, and in February 2017 that figure was around 224.61344 HUF per AUD.³

2018 saw the forint improve to approximately 194.80 forint to 1 Australian dollar.

Learn more about the forint before you travel to the Hungary and create a currency rate alert and we’ll let you know when it hits your ideal rate!

^Sources:

^{1. Central Intelligence Agency - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hu.html}

^{2. BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/1395135.stm}

^{3. XE - https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=AUD&to=HUF&view=5Y}

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