According to the latest data from the Foreign Investment Agency ( Ministry of Planning and Investment ), as of July 20, the total newly registered capital, adjusted capital, and capital contribution to buy shares and capital contributions by foreign investors reached nearly 16.24 billion USD, up 4.5% over the same period in 2022, up 8.8 percentage points over the first 6 months of the year.

Specifically, 1,627 new projects were granted investment registration certificates, an increase of 75.5% over the same period, with total registered capital reaching nearly 7.94 billion USD, an increase of 38.6% over the same period.

There were 736 projects registered to adjust investment capital, an increase of 27.1% over the same period, the total additional investment capital reached nearly 4.16 billion USD, a decrease of 42.5% over the same period.

FDI capital structure in the first 7 months of 2023 by month and by capital investment method. (Source: Foreign Investment Agency, Ministry of Planning and Investment).

By sector, the processing and manufacturing industry took the lead in attracting foreign capital with total investment capital reaching more than 10.93 billion USD, accounting for more than 67.3% of total registered investment capital and increasing by 9.3% over the same period.

The real estate business ranked second with a total investment capital of more than 1.61 billion USD, accounting for more than 9.9% of total registered investment capital, down 49.8% over the same period.

Next, the banking and finance sector, professional activities, and science and technology ranked 3rd and 4th with total registered capital reaching over 1.53 billion USD, nearly 63.9 times higher, and nearly 737.6 million USD, up 40.2%, respectively.

In terms of investment partners, in the first 7 months of 2023, there were 94 countries and territories investing in Vietnam.

Of which, Singapore leads with a total investment capital of nearly 3.64 billion USD, accounting for more than 22.4% of the total investment capital in Vietnam, down 15.5% over the same period in 2022.

Notably, if the total FDI capital poured into Vietnam by South Korea only reached 1.2 billion USD in the first 6 months of the year, by July, this number had increased to 2.34 billion USD.

Thus, within just one month, South Korea invested more than 1 billion USD in Vietnam, surpassing Japan and China to become the second largest FDI investor in 7 months, with registered capital accounting for 14.4% of total investment capital, down 28.2% over the same period.

China ranked third with a total registered investment capital of more than 2.33 billion USD, accounting for nearly 14.4% of total investment capital, up 77.8% over the same period.

In terms of investment locations, foreign investors invested in 52 provinces and cities across the country in the first 7 months of 2023.

Of which, Hanoi leads with a total registered investment capital of more than 2.28 billion USD, accounting for nearly 14.1% of the total registered investment capital and increasing 2.76 times over the same period in 2022.

Hai Phong ranked second with a total registered investment capital of more than 2 billion USD, accounting for more than 12.3% of the total investment capital of the country, an increase of 96.5% over the same period. Followed by Ho Chi Minh City, Bac Giang, Binh Duong...

In terms of number of projects, Ho Chi Minh City is the leading locality in the country in terms of number of new projects (39.5%), number of adjusted projects (24.7%) and capital contribution to buy shares (69%).

Regarding capital disbursement, as of July 20, it is estimated that foreign investment projects have disbursed about 11.58 billion USD, up 0.8% over the same period in 2022, up 0.3 percentage points compared to the first 6 months of the year.

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