Immediately after the Lunar New Year holiday, ministries, departments, and localities focused on implementing tasks and accelerating the progress of investment projects funded by the State budget. (Illustrative image: Vietnam+)
On March 6th, the General Statistics Office announced that investment activities in the first two months of 2025 showed a positive economic outlook, with impressive growth in public investment, FDI reaching its highest level in the past five years, and a breakthrough increase in Vietnamese investment abroad.
According to the General Statistics Office, immediately after the Lunar New Year holiday, ministries, sectors, and localities focused on implementing work and accelerating the progress of investment projects funded by the State budget, especially transitional projects.
In February, investment disbursed from the State budget was estimated at VND 37.9 trillion, an increase of 36.5% compared to the same period last year. Of this, centrally managed capital reached VND 5.5 trillion, an increase of 20.1%; and locally managed capital reached VND 32.4 trillion, an increase of 39.8%.
Overall, in the first two months of the year, investment capital disbursed from the State budget is estimated to reach 8.5% of the annual plan, an increase of 21.7% compared to the same period last year.
Specifically, investment capital implemented under central government management is estimated at 10.2 trillion VND, equivalent to 7.8% of the annual plan and an 8.6% increase compared to the same period last year. Ministries and sectors with large implemented investment capital include: Ministry of Transport (5.9 trillion VND), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (1.5 trillion VND), Ministry of Health (329.3 billion VND)...
Local government-managed investment capital reached nearly 63 trillion VND, equivalent to 8.6% of the annual plan and a 24.2% increase compared to the same period last year. Of this, provincial-level state budget capital reached 41.1 trillion VND, district-level state budget capital reached 18.9 trillion VND, and commune-level state budget capital reached nearly 3 trillion VND.
In particular, foreign direct investment (FDI) implemented in Vietnam in the first two months of the year is estimated at US$2.95 billion, an increase of 5.4% compared to the same period last year. This is the highest amount of FDI implemented in the first two months of the year in the past five years.
In addition, total registered foreign investment in Vietnam in the first two months of the year reached nearly US$6.90 billion, an increase of 35.5% compared to the same period last year, including newly registered capital, adjusted registered capital, and the value of capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors.
Of these, newly registered capital included 516 licensed projects with a registered capital of US$2.19 billion, an increase of 10% compared to the same period last year in terms of the number of projects but a decrease of 48.4% in registered capital. The processing and manufacturing industry attracted the most FDI with US$1.45 billion, accounting for 66.1% of the total newly registered capital.
Regarding registered capital adjustments, 256 projects licensed in previous years registered an increase in investment capital totaling US$4.18 billion, six times higher than the same period last year. Registered capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors totaled 553 transactions with a total value of US$529.8 million, an increase of 88.8% compared to the same period last year.
Among the 44 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam during the first two months of 2025, China was the largest investor with $679.8 million, accounting for 31.0% of the total newly registered capital.
In addition, Vietnam's overseas investment in the first two months of 2025 saw 30 newly licensed investment projects with a total Vietnamese capital of US$233.6 million, 9.4 times higher than the same period last year. Nationwide, there were 5 projects that adjusted their capital, with the adjusted capital increasing by US$5.4 million, 24.3 times higher.
In total, Vietnam's outbound investment (newly granted and adjusted capital) reached nearly US$239 million, 9.5 times higher than the same period last year. The main investment sectors included electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning production and distribution (US$111.2 million), manufacturing and processing industries (US$65.6 million), and mining (US$41 million).
In the first two months of 2025, 22 countries and territories received investment from Vietnam, with Laos leading the way with $139.7 million, accounting for 58.4% of the total investment.
(Vietnam+)
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/von-dau-tu-cong-tang-manh-fdi-dat-ky-luc-trong-thang-hai-post1019041.vnp
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