9 months: FDI capital in Vietnam reached 28.54 billion USD, highest realized capital in 5 years

According to the General Statistics Office, 2,926 projects were licensed with a registered capital of US$12.39 billion, an increase of 17.4% in the number of projects and a decrease of 8.6% in registered capital compared to the same period last year.

Of these, the manufacturing and processing industry received the largest amount of newly licensed foreign direct investment with registered capital reaching US$7.27 billion, accounting for 58.7% of the total newly registered capital; real estate business activities reached US$2.57 billion, accounting for 20.7%; and the remaining sectors reached US$2.55 billion, accounting for 20.6%.

Among the 82 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam during the first nine months of 2025, Singapore was the largest investor with US$3.43 billion, accounting for 27.7% of the total newly registered capital.

Next comes China with $2.88 billion, accounting for 23.3%; Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) with $1.06 billion, accounting for 8.5%; Sweden with $1 billion, accounting for 8.1%; Japan with $918.4 million, accounting for 7.4%; and South Korea with $565.2 million, accounting for 4.6%.

Regarding adjusted registered capital, 1,092 projects licensed in previous years registered an increase in investment capital totaling US$11.32 billion, a 48% increase compared to the same period last year.

Including both newly registered capital and adjusted registered capital of projects licensed in previous years, foreign direct investment registered in the processing and manufacturing industry reached US$15 billion, accounting for 63.3% of the total newly registered and increased capital; real estate business activities reached US$5.18 billion, accounting for 21.8%; and other sectors reached US$3.52 billion, accounting for 14.9%.

Foreign investors registered 2,527 capital contributions and share purchases with a total value of US$4.84 billion, a 35% increase compared to the same period last year.

Specifically, there were 995 instances of capital contributions and share purchases that increased the registered capital of enterprises, with a total value of US$1.77 billion, and 1,532 instances of foreign investors acquiring domestic shares without increasing registered capital, with a value of US$3.07 billion.

Regarding capital contribution and share purchase by foreign investors, investment capital in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 1.79 billion USD, accounting for 37% of the capital contribution value; professional, scientific and technological activities reached 1.06 billion USD, accounting for 21.9%; the remaining industries reached 1.99 billion USD, accounting for 41.1%.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) implemented in the first nine months of the years 2021-2025 (billion USD). Chart: CTK

According to the General Statistics Office, foreign direct investment (FDI) implemented in Vietnam in the past nine months is estimated at US$18.8 billion, an increase of 8.5% compared to the same period last year. This is the highest amount of FDI implemented in the first nine months in the past five years.

Of this total, the processing and manufacturing industry accounted for US$15.56 billion, representing 82.8% of the total realized foreign direct investment; real estate business activities reached US$1.37 billion, accounting for 7.3%; and the production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning reached US$598.7 million, accounting for 3.2%.

Also during the past nine months, Vietnam's overseas investment saw 134 newly licensed investment projects with a total Vietnamese capital of US$709.3 million, nearly four times higher than the same period last year; there were also 23 projects that adjusted their capital, with an increase of US$137.5 million.

In total, Vietnam's outbound investment (newly granted and adjusted capital) reached US$846.8 million, 4.5 times higher than the same period last year.

Of this, the production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam, and air conditioning reached US$341.5 million, accounting for 40.3% of total investment; wholesale and retail trade, repair of automobiles, motorcycles, and other motor vehicles reached nearly US$121 million, accounting for 14.3%; and transportation and warehousing reached US$109.2 million, accounting for 12.9%.

In the first nine months of 2025, 34 countries and territories received investment from Vietnam, with Laos leading the way with $397.2 million, accounting for 46.9% of the total investment.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/9-thang-von-fdi-vao-viet-nam-dat-28-54-ty-usd-von-thuc-hien-cao-nhat-5-nam-718576.html