Hungary Achieves Outstanding Results in 2025 with the Support of Leading Investors
2026. 02. 26.
Hungary recorded an outstanding year in investment promotion in 2025, with results surpassing the combined performance of its Visegrád peers. The achievements were made possible by committed domestic and international investors who continue to place their trust in Hungary’s long-term development, said Mr. István Joó, Government Commissioner and CEO of the HIPA Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency at the Investor of the Year 2025 Award Gala.
In his welcome speech at the gala, held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Mr. István Joó underlined that Hungary remains one of Europe’s safest and most investor-friendly countries. Despite a challenging global economic environment, 2025 marked a record year in several respects.
In 2025, HIPA supported 108 investment projects with a total value of around EUR 7 billion, contributing to the creation of more than 18,200 new jobs. Beyond the figures, Mr István Joó highlighted the success of measures aimed at upgrading the structure of the Hungarian economy. A record number of R&D projects were launched, and more than 20 percent of new jobs are linked to research and development activities and business services centres.
The growing focus on high value-added activities is further reflected in the fact that HIPA is currently negotiating an additional 39 R&D and service centre investments, which could result in approximately 4,000 new jobs. Mr. István Joó also noted that HIPA will support its first-ever video game development investment, a HUF 4.5 billion project.
Until now, we have been writing economic history, and now we are programming it as well
- the HIPA CEO said.
He added that 2025 was also a record year for investments by Hungarian-owned companies, while an increasing number of foreign investors are committing to sourcing a significant share of their supplies locally.
We are not only building factories, but entire economic ecosystems around them
- Mr. István Joó stressed.
Addressing the gala, Mr. Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that despite unprecedented external challenges, Hungary has delivered investment results that are widely recognised internationally. He emphasised that the past four years have been among the most successful periods in Hungary’s economic history, even amid the war in Ukraine, thanks to the performance of Hungarian companies and international investors.
At the event, the minister also presented the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary to Charles Wassen, Managing Director of Dana Hungary Kft., in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of Hungary’s automotive industry and the national economy.
The winners of HIPA’s Investors of the Year 2025 Award
Award for Best Supplier: CSABAcast Kft.
Award for Best Industrial Park: Szekszárdi Ipari Park/Szekszárd Megyei Jogú Város Önkormányzata
Award for Largest Training Programme: Janus Henderson Investors
Award for R&D Investment: Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Kft.
Award for Newcomer Investor: Vulcan Shield Global
Award for Continuous Reinvestment: Master Good Kft.
Lifetime Award for Significant Investor: Dana Hungary Kft.
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