No it isn't a poor country. Hungary is the full member of EU. True is that there are some parts of Hungary where the locals of Gypsy origin are the less fortunate, but the lifestyle and heavy use of alcohol is the main culprit. Better to drive trough these places in high speed. (Take caution but, the domesticated animals and children are sitting on the road).

my boyfriend is from hungary and it depends

like most countries they have some poor parts and some rich parts

there are poro hungarians too, dont believe is only the gypsies

however is just like any other place on the planet

some people rich, some people poor, some areas well off, some areas bad/