11 months: Vietnam attracts 33.69 billion USD of FDI capital

According to data just released by the General Statistics Office on the morning of December 6, in 11 months of 2025, Vietnam attracted 33.69 billion USD in FDI capital, an increase of 7.4% over the same period last year.

On the morning of November 6, the General Statistics Office ( Ministry of Finance ) announced socio-economic statistics for November and 11 months of 2025. Accordingly, the total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam from the beginning of the year to now, including newly registered FDI capital, adjusted registered FDI capital and capital contribution and share purchase value of foreign investors reached 33.69 billion USD, up 7.4% over the same period last year.

Vietnam attracts 3,695 new FDI projects in 11 months of 2025. Illustrative photo

Of which, 3,695 newly registered FDI projects were licensed with a registered capital of 15.96 billion USD. The processing and manufacturing industry is the sector with the largest newly licensed FDI projects with a registered capital of 9.17 billion USD, accounting for 57.5% of the total newly registered capital; real estate business activities reached 3.14 billion USD, accounting for 19.7%; the remaining sectors reached 3.65 billion USD, accounting for 22.8%.

Regarding registered FDI capital adjustment, 1,318 licensed projects from previous years registered to adjust their investment capital by an additional 11.62 billion USD, up 17.0% over the same period last year.

If including newly registered FDI capital and adjusted registered FDI capital of licensed projects from previous years, registered FDI capital in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 16.52 billion USD, accounting for 59.9% of the total newly registered and increased capital; real estate business activities reached 5.72 billion USD, accounting for 20.7%; the remaining industries reached 5.34 billion USD, accounting for 19.4%.

There were 3,225 registered capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors with a total capital contribution value of 6.11 billion USD, an increase of 50.7% over the same period last year. Regarding the form of capital contribution and share purchase by foreign investors, investment capital in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 2.0 billion USD, accounting for 32.7% of the capital contribution value; professional activities, science and technology reached 1.13 billion USD, accounting for 18.5%; the remaining industries reached 2.99 billion USD, accounting for 48.8%.

FDI capital realized in Vietnam in the first 11 months of 2025 is estimated at 23.6 billion USD, up 8.9% over the same period last year. According to the General Statistics Office: "This is the highest amount of foreign direct investment capital realized in ten months in the past 5 years".

Notably, of the total FDI capital implemented in 11 months, FDI disbursed in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 19.56 billion USD, accounting for 82.9% of the total realized foreign direct investment capital; real estate business activities reached 1.67 billion USD, accounting for 7.1%; production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning reached 754.9 million USD, accounting for 3.2%.

Vietnam's overseas investment in the first 11 months of 2025 had 148 projects newly granted investment certificates with a total capital of 742.8 million USD from Vietnam, an increase of 33.8% over the same period last year; there were 28 projects with adjusted capital with an increase of 358.2 million USD, 8.2 times.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/11-thang-viet-nam-hut-33-69-ty-usd-von-fdi-433596.html