Based on data recorded in 2017, Serbia came in first, followed by Lithuania, then Bosnia and Herzegovina. When not adjusted for the size of population, the United States placed first, China second, and Mexico third, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
In the category of high value-added jobs created by FDI, Hungary placed 16th, it added.
Menczer said Hungary is attractive to investors as its personal income tax and corporate tax rates are among the lowest in Europe and the social contribution tax rate is also getting lower.
Róbert Ésik, head of the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA), said that in 2017 IBM registered 121 investments in Hungary by foreigners, which created 17,500 jobs. Around 5,500 jobs were created in Budapest, putting it in sixth place among European capitals.
Ésik noted that HIPA helped attract 46 investments to Hungary in the first half of 2018, valued at more than EUR 2 billion in total and creating 7,000 jobs.
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