According to the latest report just released by the Foreign Investment Agency, Ministry of Finance , by the end of May 2025, the total newly registered, adjusted and contributed capital for share purchase and capital contribution purchase by foreign investors reached nearly 18.4 billion USD, up 51.1% over the same period. The realized capital of foreign investment projects is estimated at about 8.9 billion USD, up 7.9% over the same period.
Of which, there were 1,549 new investment projects (up 14.1% over the same period), with total newly registered capital reaching more than 7.02 billion USD (down 13.2% over the same period).
There were 672 projects registered to adjust investment capital (up 27.8% over the same period), the total additional investment capital reached 8.51 billion USD (nearly 3.4 times higher than the same period).
In addition, there were 1,358 capital contribution transactions to purchase shares by foreign investors (up 6.6% over the same period), with the total value of capital contribution reaching over 2.85 billion USD (1.8 times higher than the same period).
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| Foreign investment in the first 5 months of 2025 by month. |
Foreign investors 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 more than 10.39 billion USD, accounting for nearly 56.5% of the total registered investment capital, up 31.8% over the same period.
The real estate business ranked second with a total investment capital of 4.99 billion USD, accounting for 27.1% of total registered investment capital, more than double the same period.
Next are professional activities, science and technology; wholesale and retail with total registered capital reaching 1.02 billion USD and more than 596.8 million 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 38.6%) and the number of projects with adjusted capital (accounting for 57.8%). The wholesale and retail industry is the leading industry in terms of the number of capital contribution transactions to purchase shares (accounting for nearly 41.3%).
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| Foreign investment capital structure in the first 5 months of 2025 by industry. |
There were 87 countries and territories investing in Vietnam in the first 5 months of 2025. Of which, Singapore took the lead with a total investment capital of more than 4.38 billion USD, accounting for more than 23.8% of total investment capital, up 30.1% over the same period.
South Korea ranked second with more than 2.93 billion USD, accounting for nearly 16% of total investment capital, 2.47 times higher than the same period. Next are China, Japan, Malaysia, etc.
Foreign investors invested in 52 provinces and cities across the country in the first 5 months of 2025. Hanoi took the lead with a total registered investment capital of more than 3.2 billion USD, accounting for 17.6% of the country's total investment capital, nearly 2.8 times higher than the same period.
Bac Ninh ranked second with more than 2.7 billion USD, accounting for 14.8% of total registered investment capital, more than 2.5 times higher than the same period. Ho Chi Minh City ranked third with a total registered investment capital of more than 2.58 billion USD, accounting for 14.1% of total investment capital nationwide, an increase of nearly 2.5 times compared to the same period. Followed by Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, ...
In terms of the number of projects, Ho Chi Minh City leads the country in the number of new projects (accounting for 39.1%), the number of capital adjustment projects (accounting for 23.9%) and capital contribution to buy shares (accounting for 67.2%).
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| Foreign investment in the first 5 months of 2025 by partner |
As of May 31, 2025, the country has 43,346 valid foreign investment projects with a total registered capital of 517.14 billion USD. The accumulated realized capital of foreign investment projects is estimated at nearly 331.46 billion USD, equivalent to nearly 64.6% of the total registered investment capital in effect.
According to the Foreign Investment Agency, foreign investment flows into Vietnam continue to grow positively in the context of many fluctuations in the global economy. The number of new investment projects, the number of projects adjusting capital, and transactions of capital contribution and share purchase have all increased, showing that foreign investors' confidence in the domestic investment environment continues to be strengthened, not only when they make new investments but also when they expand their existing operations.
Regarding overseas investment, in the first 5 months of 2025, Vietnamese investors invested in 46 new projects abroad and made 13 adjustments to investment capital. Vietnam's total overseas investment capital reached over 317.3 million USD (2.3 times higher than the same period).
There are 24 countries and territories receiving investment from Vietnam in the first 5 months of 2025. The countries attracting the most investment capital from Vietnam are Laos (accounting for 46% of capital); Indonesia (accounting for 18.6% of capital); Philippines (accounting for 10.8% of capital).
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