Nearly 82% of total FDI capital implemented is in the industrial sector.

On the morning of June 6, the General Statistics Office ( Ministry of Finance ) announced socio-economic statistics for May and the first 5 months of 2025.

Gần 82% tổng vốn FDI thực hiện thuộc lĩnh vực công nghiệp

The processing and manufacturing industry sector reached 7.26 billion USD, accounting for 81.6% of total realized FDI capital. Illustrative photo

Accordingly, the total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) capital in Vietnam as of May 31, 2025, including: newly registered capital, adjusted registered capital and capital contribution and share purchase value of foreign investors, reached 18.39 billion USD, an increase of 51.2% over the same period last year.

Of which, 1,549 newly registered FDI projects were licensed with a registered capital of 7.02 billion USD. There were 65 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam in the first 5 months of 2025, with Singapore being the largest investor with 2.12 billion USD; followed by China with 1.81 billion USD; and Japan with 753.4 million USD.

Regarding adjusted registered capital, 674 projects licensed in previous years registered to adjust their capital, causing the total additional investment capital to reach 8.52 billion USD, 3.4 times higher than the same period last year.

In the first 5 months of 2025, there were 1,358 registrations for capital contribution and share purchase by foreign investors in Vietnam, with a total capital contribution value of 2.86 billion USD, an increase of 82.9% over the same period last year.

FDI capital realized in Vietnam in the first 5 months of 2025 is estimated at 8.90 billion USD, up 7.9% over the same period last year. According to the General Statistics Office, this is the highest amount of foreign direct investment capital realized in 5 months in the past 5 years.

Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry reached 7.26 billion USD, accounting for 81.6% of total realized FDI capital; real estate business activities reached 703.8 million USD, accounting for 7.9%; production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning reached 352.0 million USD, accounting for 4.0% of total realized FDI capital.

On the other hand, Vietnam's overseas investment in the first 5 months of 2025 had 46 newly licensed projects, with a total capital of 275.7 million USD from Vietnam, 2.7 times higher than the same period last year. Along with that, there were 13 capital adjustment projects with an increase of 41.6 million USD, an increase of 27.8%.

Nguyen Hoa

Source: https://congthuong.vn/gan-82-tong-von-fdi-thuc-hien-thuoc-linh-vuc-cong-nghiep-391079.html