“Never before in any single year has so much American investment come to Hungary as in 2025. By the end of the year we will reach a total of 190 billion forints,” he added.
Szijjarto called U.S.–Hungarian cooperation a key strategic issue and said that until last year, conditions had been far from ideal. But with President Trump's inauguration, “everything has changed.”
A new era has begun in Hungarian–American relations — a golden age — and we began writing a new chapter last Friday at the Washington summit,
he said, noting that a major, comprehensive agreement was reached, one that also includes a strong economic pillar. According to Szijjarto, this will pave the way for further American investments — with the first such announcement already made. He underscored that nearly 1,500 U.S.-owned companies operate in Hungary, employing more than 100,000 people.
In the past eleven years, the government has supported 145 U.S. corporate investments. These companies have brought a total of 860 billion forints (over €2.2 billion) of investment to Hungary and created 20,000 new jobs,
the minister said.
In Heves County, unemployment has dropped to one-third of its previous level over the past decade, while industrial output has expanded two-and-a-half-fold. “Ten years ago unemployment here was nearly ten percent — today it is three percent. And ten years ago annual industrial output was 970 billion forints — now it stands at 2.5 trillion,” he noted. He added that the government has supported 107 major investments in the region during this period, totaling 122 billion forints and creating more than 8,000 jobs.
Cover photo: President Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House, November 7, 2025 (Photo: MTI/Prime Minister’s Press Office/Akos Kaiser)
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