The forecast was raised from 3.7% in the previous WEO published in April.
The fresh WEO forecasts GDP growth of 1.9% for the Czech Republic, 3.8% for Poland, and 1.8% for Slovakia.
IMF sees Hungary's GDP growth slowing to 1.8% in 2023.
The organization puts the annual average inflation in Hungary at 13.9% in 2022. It sees CPI edging down to 13.3% in 2023.
Hungary's current-account deficit is set to reach the equivalent of 6.7% of GDP this year before narrowing to 3% in 2023, the WEO shows.
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