Hungary concluded a record 108 new investment agreements last year, with projects worth more than €7 billion—approximately HUF 2,700 billion—set to be implemented across the country and expected to create 18,200 new jobs, Government Commissioner István Joó announced in a video posted on Facebook.
Joó, who is responsible for investment promotion and the implementation of major foreign investments in Hungary, said the past four years represent the most successful period in Hungarian economic history in terms of foreign direct investment inflows and overall investment performance. He added that this achievement followed a period marked by the Covid pandemic, which he said brought the global economy ‘to its knees’, as well as the war in Ukraine, which he argued has damaged Europe’s economy.
According to the commissioner, the government is particularly proud of factory investments that help sustain full employment in Hungary while also creating new jobs. He noted that the results of 2025 also reflect a qualitative shift in the Hungarian economy, pointing out that the government supported more research and development projects in a single year than ever before. In total, 14 R&D projects with a combined investment volume of HUF 235 billion are expected to create nearly 600 new research and development jobs.
Joó also highlighted that 2025 was a record year for business service centres, with 3,500 new high value-added jobs created in a rapidly expanding sector. He said this field offers significant opportunities for young people with foreign-language skills who wish to work in an international environment while remaining in Hungary.
He underlined that the National Investment Agency’s primary task is to facilitate the inflow of foreign capital, advanced manufacturing technologies, and leading business service centres, while also supporting the growth of Hungarian-owned companies. In this regard, 2025 was also a record year, with investments by 24 Hungarian-owned firms supported to a total value of around HUF 200 billion.
Summarizing the results, Joó said the more than €7 billion in new investments agreed last year originated from 16 different countries and span 17 sectors, including electronics, vehicle manufacturing, mechanical engineering, chemicals, information and communication technologies, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and biotechnology. By investment volume, the leading source countries were China, Singapore, the United States, and South Korea, while by number of projects Hungary, China, Germany, the United States, and France ranked highest.
Joó concluded that investor confidence in Hungary remains strong, attributing this to low taxes, a skilled workforce, advanced logistics, physical and legal security, and secure energy supplies. He added that in 2026 the government will continue its work with a particular focus on developing the southern regions of the country.
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