More than 190,000 businesses have quietly left the market since the beginning of the year.

(Dan Tri) - In the first 10 months of the year, 190,600 businesses withdrew from the market, while 255,900 other businesses registered to establish new businesses or returned to operations.

According to the General Statistics Office ( Ministry of Finance ), in October, nearly 18,000 new enterprises were established nationwide, an increase of 6.8% over the previous month and an increase of 26.5% over the same period in 2024. In addition, 11,600 enterprises returned to operation; 6,065 enterprises registered to temporarily suspend business for a period of time; 6,771 enterprises stopped operating pending dissolution procedures; 4,536 enterprises completed dissolution procedures.

In general, since the beginning of the year, 255,900 enterprises have registered to establish new businesses and return to operation, up 26.5% over the same period in 2024. The total registered capital added to the economy in the 10 months was VND 5.2 million billion, up 98.2% over the same period in 2024.

On the other hand, the number of businesses withdrawing from the market was 190,600, up 10.1% over the same period. On average, 19,100 businesses withdraw from the market per month.

The number of businesses closing since the beginning of the year is alarming (Photo: Do ​​Ngoc Luu).

Regarding investment, the investment capital implemented from the State budget in October is estimated at VND91,000 billion, up 29.1% over the same period last year. In the first 10 months of 2025, this figure is estimated at VND640,200 billion, equal to 63.1% of the yearly plan and up 27.8% over the same period.

Total foreign investment capital registered in Vietnam as of October 31, including newly registered capital, adjusted registered capital, and capital contribution and share purchase value of foreign investors, reached 31.52 billion USD, up 15.6% over the same period.

Foreign direct investment realized in Vietnam since the beginning of the year is estimated at 21.3 billion USD, up 8.8% over the same period.

Meanwhile, since the beginning of the year, Vietnam's overseas investment has had 148 newly licensed projects with a total capital of 742.8 million USD, up 72.8% over the same period. There were 28 projects with capital adjustments with an increase of 358.2 million USD, 8.3 times higher. In total, Vietnam's overseas investment (newly licensed and adjusted capital) reached 1.1 billion USD, 2.3 times higher than the same period.

Another notable figure is the State budget revenue and expenditure, with October revenue estimated at 231,200 billion VND, accumulated from the beginning of the year reaching nearly 2.2 million billion VND, equal to 111% of the year's estimate and an increase of 30.8% over the same period.

Total state budget expenditure in October is estimated at 199,100 billion VND, accumulated in ten months reached 1.8 million billion VND, equal to 71.2% of the year's estimate and increased by 32.1% over the same period.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/hon-190000-doanh-nghiep-am-tham-roi-khoi-thi-truong-tu-dau-nam-20251107083445099.htm