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FDI across CEE, side by side
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| 🇵🇱Poland | 19% (9% SME) | €16.20/h | 100%–200% extra deduction | €14.4B | +3.4% | #1 CEE (LPI #24) | 36.6M | 88% / 85% | #1 (Extensive motorways, major rail cargo & air hub) |
| 🇨🇿Czechia | 21% | €19.50/h | 100% super-deduction | €9.5B | +2.6% | #2 CEE (LPI #28) | 10.9M | 91% / 90% | #2 (Dense rail network, advanced motorways, strong air connectivity) |
| 🇭🇺Hungary | 9% (15% under Pillar 2) | €15.20/h | 100% super-deduction (300% for academia) | €7.1B | +2.8% | #4 CEE (LPI #31) | 9.6M | 92% / 85% | #3 (Radial highway system, strong rail freight & BUD cargo hub) |
| 🇷🇴Romania | 16% (1–3% micro-enterprise) | €13.60/h | 100% extra deduction + 50% tax exemption | €7.1B | +2.9% | #5 CEE (LPI #36) | 19M | 94% / 75% | #5 (Rapidly expanding motorways, Black Sea port & air network) |
| 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 10% flat | €12.00/h | Up to 100% project-based | €3.26B | +2.8% | #9 CEE (LPI #52) | 6.4M | 86% / 70% | #9 (Key transit corridors, average rail and air capacity) |
| 🇭🇷Croatia | 18% (10% SME below €1M) | €16.80/h | 100%–150% depending on project type | €2.8B | +2.7% | #7 CEE (LPI #43) | 3.8M | 82% / 75% | #7 (Excellent highway network, moderate rail, strong seasonal air) |
| 🇱🇹Lithuania | 15% (5% SME) | €16.00/h | 300% cost super-deduction | €2.1B | +2.8% | #5 CEE (B-READY #21) | 2.8M | 91% / 85% | #8 (Good road transit, Klaipeda seaport logistics, moderate air) |
| 🇸🇰Slovakia | 21% (15% SME) | €18.10/h | 100% super-deduction | €2B | +2.2% | #6 CEE (LPI #37) | 5.4M | 85% / 80% | #6 (East-west motorways, good rail, close to VIE/BTS airports) |
| 🇪🇪Estonia | 22% (distributed profits only) | €19.10/h | 100% (0% on reinvested earnings) | €1.8B | +2.5% | #1 digital business ease | 1.3M | 95% / 90% | #10 (Advanced Nordic maritime/air links, Rail Baltica under construction) |
| 🇱🇻Latvia | 20% (distributed profits only) | €15.50/h | 100% (0% on reinvested earnings) | €1.5B | +2.3% | #8 CEE (LPI #45) | 1.8M | 93% / 80% | #8 (RIX airport is a major regional hub, strong maritime logistics) |
| 🇸🇮Slovenia | 22% | €25.40/h | 100% tax base reduction | €1.2B | +2.4% | #3 CEE (LPI #29) | 2.1M | 89% / 85% | #4 (Premium motorways, Koper seaport rail connection) |
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FDI inflow figures are 2025 (official central-bank or agency data where available, otherwise estimates); GDP growth is a 2026 estimate. Ease rank is based on B-READY / LPI positions within CEE. Hover a cell for the full note.