According to data from the Foreign Investment Agency ( Ministry of Finance ), Vietnam's outbound investment capital has grown significantly in the first nine months of 2025.
Specifically, since the beginning of the year, 134 projects have been newly granted investment certificates with a total Vietnamese capital of US$709.3 million (nearly four times higher than the same period last year); along with 23 projects that adjusted their capital, with an increase of US$137.5 million.
Overall, Vietnam's total outbound investment, including newly registered and adjusted capital, reached US$846.8 million, 4.5 times higher than the same period last year. Of this, the electricity and gas production and distribution sector led with US$341.5 million (accounting for 40.3%); wholesale and retail trade reached US$121 million (accounting for 14.3%), and transportation and warehousing reached US$109.2 million (accounting for 12.9%).
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| Laos is Vietnam's largest destination for overseas investment. |
ASEAN countries and several developed markets are the main destinations for Vietnamese overseas investment. Specifically, according to a report by the Foreign Investment Agency, 34 countries and territories received Vietnamese investment in the first nine months of 2025. Laos attracted the most Vietnamese investment, with US$397.18 million (accounting for 46.9% of the total). This was followed by the Philippines, with US$92.04 million (accounting for 10.9% of the total); and Indonesia, with nearly US$64.59 million (accounting for 7.6% of the total).
Thus, cumulatively by the end of September 2025, Vietnam had 1,955 active overseas investment projects with a total overseas investment capital of over 23.45 billion USD.
Specifically, by sector, Vietnamese investors have invested abroad in 18 out of 21 sectors, with the largest concentrations in mining (nearly $7.1 billion, accounting for 30% of total capital); agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (over $3.4 billion, accounting for 15% of total capital); and information and communication (over $2.9 billion, accounting for 12% of total capital).
If we consider the investment recipients, as of September 2025, Vietnam had invested in 85 countries and territories. Among these, the countries receiving the most investment from Vietnam were Laos (over US$6.04 billion, accounting for 25.8% of total capital); Cambodia (over US$2.94 billion, accounting for 12.5% of total capital); Venezuela (nearly US$1.83 billion, accounting for 7.8% of total capital)...
Source: https://baodautu.vn/dau-tu-ra-nuoc-ngoai-tang-truong-vuot-bac-d407885.html
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