Which 'eagle' is investing the most in Vietnam today?

TPO - Figures from the General Statistics Office, Ministry of Finance show that Vietnam attracted more than 31.5 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 10 months. Singapore was the largest investor with 3.76 billion USD, accounting for 26.7% of the total newly registered capital.

Notably, realized capital is also estimated at 21.3 billion USD, the highest in the past 5 years. In terms of newly registered capital, 3,321 projects were licensed with registered capital reaching 14 billion USD, an increase of 21% over the same period last year in terms of number of projects and a decrease of 7.6% in terms of registered capital.

In addition, 1,206 licensed projects from previous years registered to adjust investment capital by an additional 12.1 billion USD, up 45% over the same period last year.

In addition, foreign investors registered to contribute capital and purchase shares in 2,918 times, with a total capital contribution value of 5.34 billion USD, up 45% over the same period last year.

The sector attracting the largest foreign investment continues to be the processing and manufacturing industry. If including newly registered capital and adjusted registered capital of licensed projects from previous years, registered foreign direct investment capital in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 16.37 billion USD, accounting for 62.5% of the total newly registered and increased capital.

Real estate business activities reached 5.3 billion USD, accounting for 20.3%; the remaining industries reached 4.49 billion USD, accounting for more than 17%.

Singapore is the largest investor with 3.76 billion USD, accounting for 26.7% of the total newly registered capital. Next is China with 3.2 billion USD, accounting for 22.8%. Hong Kong (China), Japan, and Sweden all invested more than 1 billion USD.

Bac Ninh continues to lead the country in attracting new FDI capital.

In terms of investment locations, Bac Ninh leads in attracting newly-registered FDI capital, reaching more than 1.7 billion USD, with 321 projects. This locality prioritizes high-tech projects with the ability to contribute large sums to the budget. To promote investment attraction, Bac Ninh continues to urge and accelerate the progress of site clearance for industrial parks and industrial clusters approved for investment in 2024 and 2025; and directs the completion of investment in building technical infrastructure for industrial parks to create clean land funds.

Ho Chi Minh City ranked second with total newly registered FDI capital reaching over 1.6 billion USD. Hai Phong ranked third with over 1.5 billion USD, followed by Hung Yen, Gia Lai, Dong Nai , Ninh Binh, which are the localities with total newly registered FDI capital of over 1 billion USD in 10 months.

Regarding Vietnam's investment abroad, in the first 10 months, 148 projects were newly granted investment certificates with a total capital of 742.8 million USD from Vietnam, an increase of 72.8% over the same period last year. 28 projects adjusted their capital with an increase of 358.2 million USD, an increase of 8.3 times.

In total, Vietnam's total investment capital abroad (newly granted and adjusted capital) reached 1.1 billion USD, 2.3 times higher than the same period last year.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/dai-bang-nao-dau-tu-vao-viet-nam-lon-nhat-hien-nay-post1794025.tpo