FDI disbursement in 11 months of 2025 reached 23.6 billion USD

According to the report of the General Statistics Office ( Ministry of Finance ), the total registered foreign investment capital (FDI) in Vietnam as of November 30, 2025, including: newly registered capital, adjusted registered capital and capital contribution and share purchase value of foreign investors, reached 33.69 billion USD, an increase of 7.4% over the same period last year.

Specifically, 3,695 newly licensed projects with registered capital of 15.96 billion USD were registered, an increase of 21.7% over the same period last year in terms of number of projects and a decrease of 8.2% in terms of registered capital. Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry was newly licensed with the largest foreign direct investment with registered capital of 9.17 billion USD, accounting for 57.5% of the total newly registered capital; real estate business activities reached 3.14 billion USD, accounting for 19.7%; the remaining industries reached 3.65 billion USD, accounting for 22.8%.

Among 88 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam in the first 11 months of 2025, Singapore is the largest investor with 4.29 billion USD, accounting for 26.9% of the total newly registered capital; followed by China with 3.40 billion USD, accounting for 21.3%; Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) with 1.66 billion USD, accounting for 10.4%; Japan with 1.56 billion USD, accounting for 9.8%...

Photo caption — FDI projects are operating stably and disbursing well, reflecting investors' confidence in the business environment in Vietnam. Photo: VNA

Regarding adjusted registered capital, 1,318 projects licensed in previous years registered to adjust their investment capital by an additional 11.62 billion USD, up 17.0% over the same period last year. If including newly registered capital and adjusted registered capital of licensed projects from previous years, registered FDI capital in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 16.52 billion USD, accounting for 59.9% of the total newly registered and increased capital; real estate business activities reached 5.72 billion USD, accounting for 20.7%; the remaining industries reached 5.34 billion USD, accounting for 19.4%.

There were 3,225 registered capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors with a total capital contribution value of 6.11 billion USD, up 50.7% over the same period last year. Of these, 1,238 capital contributions and share purchases increased the charter capital of enterprises with a capital contribution value of 2.37 billion USD and 1,987 foreign investors bought back domestic shares without increasing the charter capital with a value of 3.74 billion USD.

Notably, foreign direct investment realized in Vietnam in the first 11 months of 2025 is estimated at 23.6 billion USD, up 8.9% over the same period last year. This is the highest amount of foreign direct investment realized in ten months in the past 5 years. Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry reached 19.56 billion USD, accounting for 82.9% of the total realized foreign direct investment; real estate business activities reached 1.67 billion USD, accounting for 7.1%; production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning reached 754.9 million USD, accounting for 3.2%.

The representative of the General Statistics Office commented that FDI in the first 11 months of 2025 recorded many bright spots, Vietnam continues to be an attractive investment destination in the region, especially in the fields of technology, manufacturing and real estate. However, the slight decrease in newly registered capital shows the need to continue improving the investment environment, expanding the scale of projects and attracting high-quality capital flows.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/kinh-te/giai-ngan-von-fdi-11-thang-nam-2025-dat-236-ty-usd-20251206095124291.htm