Foreign investors continue to trust, pouring 26.1 billion USD into Vietnam

Data just officially announced by the Foreign Investment Agency ( Ministry of Finance ), total foreign investment capital registered in Vietnam in the first 8 months of 2025 reached over 26.1 billion USD, an increase of 27.3% over the same period last year.

Of this, newly registered capital reached over 11 billion USD, still down 8.1% over the same period; adjusted capital reached over 10.6 billion USD, up 85.9%; and investment capital through capital contribution and share purchase reached nearly 4.5 billion USD, up 58.8% over the same period last year.

These figures, according to the Foreign Investment Agency, show that Vietnam continues to be an attractive destination for international investment flows, especially in the context of global investment flows still on a downward trend.

However, commenting on Vietnam's foreign investment attraction situation, the Foreign Investment Agency said that it is noteworthy that newly registered capital still decreased by 8.1% while adjusted capital increased sharply (85.9%) and capital contribution and share purchase increased by nearly 59%.

“This shows that new investors are more cautious when launching projects in Vietnam, due to fluctuations in the global market. However, existing projects have significantly expanded in scale. This reflects the long-term confidence of active investors, and at the same time shows that attracting new projects has not really made a breakthrough,” the Foreign Investment Agency commented.

Bac Ninh is the leading locality in attracting foreign investment in the first 8 months of 2025.

Along with the active registered capital, the realized capital is also noteworthy, at 15.4 billion USD, up 8.8% over the same period last year. The continued increase in realized capital, according to the Foreign Investment Agency, shows that the capital absorption capacity and disbursement progress have improved, especially in the context of declining global investment flows.

Data from the Foreign Investment Agency shows that in the past 8 months, foreign investors have invested in 18 out of 21 sectors of the national economy . Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry took the lead with a total investment capital of nearly 15.3 billion USD, accounting for nearly 58.5% of the total registered investment capital, up 7.7% over the same period in 2024.

Next is the real estate business, with a total investment capital of over 5.4 billion USD, accounting for 20.75% of the total registered investment capital, up 62.4% over the same period. Then, in turn, are the professional, scientific and technological activities; wholesale and retail, with a total registered capital of over 1.43 billion USD and 1.21 billion USD, respectively.

In terms of the number of projects, the processing and manufacturing industry is the leading industry in terms of the number of new projects (accounting for 35.8%) and the number of capital adjustment projects (accounting for 58.7%). The wholesale and retail industry is the leading industry in terms of the number of capital contribution and share purchase transactions (accounting for 40%).

Regarding partners, according to the report of the Foreign Investment Agency, in 8 months, there were 101 countries and territories investing in Vietnam. Of which, Singapore took the lead with a total investment capital of more than 6 billion USD, accounting for 23% of total investment capital, down 11.6% over the same period. South Korea ranked second with over 4 billion USD, accounting for 15.5% of total investment capital, up 119.9% over the same period. Followed by China, Japan, Hong Kong, with capital of 3.1 billion USD; 2.3 billion USD and 1.8 billion USD respectively.

Meanwhile, by location, in the first 8 months, 31 provinces and cities across the country received foreign investment capital. Bac Ninh took the lead with a total registered investment capital of 4.7 billion USD, accounting for 17.9% of the total investment capital nationwide, up 4.8% over the same period. Ho Chi Minh City ranked second with nearly 4.4 billion USD, accounting for 16.8% of the total registered investment capital. Hanoi ranked third with a total registered investment capital of more than 3.8 billion USD, accounting for 14.5% of the total investment capital nationwide. Followed by Dong Nai, Hai Phong, Tay Ninh...

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