According to data from the Foreign Investment Agency ( Ministry of Finance ), in the first six months of 2025, Vietnamese investors invested in 86 new overseas projects and made 18 adjustments to investment capital. The total investment capital from Vietnam abroad reached over US$487.1 million, more than 3.5 times higher than the same period last year.
Thus, after a significant slowdown, outbound investment is trending upwards again. More and more Vietnamese businesses are investing to expand their markets abroad. Some typical examples of large overseas investments include Vinamilk, TH Group,FPT Group, etc.
In mid-May 2025, TH Group inaugurated a large-scale milk processing plant in Russia. Meanwhile, FPT Group recently acquired David Lamm Consulting, a reputable German technology consulting firm in the energy sector, to expand its operations in Germany and Europe…
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| Laos is Vietnam's largest overseas investment market, with many large-scale projects already underway or being implemented. |
Data from the Foreign Investment Agency shows that in the past six months, Vietnamese investors have invested abroad in 15 sectors. Of these, the largest concentration of investment capital was in the electricity production and distribution sector, with a large project totaling over US$111.2 million (accounting for 22.8% of the total). Following that was the transportation and warehousing sector, with nearly US$78.5 million in registered capital (accounting for 16.1%). The wholesale and retail sector ranked third with a total registered investment capital of US$76.8 million (accounting for 15.8%).
Meanwhile, in terms of partners, 30 countries and territories received investment from Vietnam in the first six months of 2025. The countries attracting the most investment from Vietnam were Laos, with $150.3 million (accounting for 30.9% of the total); the Philippines - with $61.8 million (accounting for 12.7% of the total); and Indonesia - with nearly $60.5 million (accounting for 12.4% of the total).
Thus, cumulatively by the end of June 2025, Vietnam had 1,916 active overseas investment projects with a total Vietnamese investment capital of over 23 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 30.6% of capital); agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (over $3.4 billion, accounting for 14.7% of capital); and information and communication (over $2.87 billion, accounting for 12.4% of capital).
According to investment partners, as of June 2025, Vietnam had invested in 84 countries and territories, with the largest investment destinations being Laos (over US$5.8 billion, accounting for 25.2% of capital); Cambodia (over US$2.94 billion, accounting for 12.7% of capital); Venezuela (nearly US$1.83 billion, accounting for 7.9% of capital)...
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