18 billion USD of FDI capital registered in Vietnam in 7 months

In terms of investment, the processing and manufacturing industry leads. Next is real estate business...

According to information from the Foreign Investment Agency, Ministry of Planning and Investment, in the past 7 months, there has been 18 billion USD of foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Vietnam, an increase of more than 10% over the same period last year. Along with the registered capital, the disbursed FDI capital also reached more than 12.5 billion USD, an increase of 8.4% over the same period.

In terms of investment, the processing and manufacturing industry took the lead. Specifically, the processing and manufacturing industry took the lead with a total investment capital of more than 12.65 billion USD, accounting for 70.3% of the total registered investment capital, up 15.7% over the same period.

The real estate business ranked second with a total investment capital of more than 2.87 billion USD, accounting for nearly 16% of the total registered investment capital, up 78% over the same period. Next were the wholesale and retail sectors; professional activities, science and technology with a total registered capital of nearly 740.5 million USD and more than 490.6 million USD, respectively. The rest were other sectors.

In terms of the number of projects, the processing and manufacturing industry is the leading industry in terms of the number of new projects (accounting for 35.1%) and capital adjustments (accounting for 65.8%). The wholesale and retail industry leads in the number of capital contribution and share purchase transactions (accounting for 42.1%).

Regarding investment partners, Singapore leads, accounting for more than 1/4 of total investment capital. Next are Hong Kong (China), Japan, China, South Korea, etc. Notably, for the first time, Kyrgyzstan registered new investment. Thus, up to now, there have been 147 countries and territories investing in our country.

By investment location, foreign investors invested in 48 provinces and cities across the country in the first 7 months of 2024. Bac Ninh took the lead with a total registered investment capital of nearly 3.2 billion USD, accounting for nearly 17.8% of the total investment capital nationwide, more than 3 times higher than the same period.

Next is Quang Ninh with more than 1.56 billion USD, accounting for 8.7% of total registered investment capital and 2.2 times higher than the same period. Ho Chi Minh City ranked third with a total registered investment capital of nearly 1.55 billion USD, accounting for nearly 8.6% of total investment capital nationwide. Next in order are Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Hanoi , Hai Phong, ...

In terms of the number of projects, Ho Chi Minh City leads the country in both the number of new projects (accounting for 39.1%) and capital contributions and share purchases (accounting for nearly 70.1%). Hanoi leads in the number of projects with adjusted capital (accounting for 14%).

Regarding the implemented capital of foreign investment projects, as of July 20, 2024, it is estimated that foreign investment projects have disbursed about 12.55 billion USD, an increase of 8.4% over the same period in 2023.

According to VTV

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