Disbursed foreign investment capital reached a record number of more than 21.3 billion USD in 10 months.

Foreign direct investment realized in Vietnam in the first 10 months of 2025 is estimated at 21.3 billion USD, up 8.8% over the same period last year. This is the highest amount of foreign direct investment realized in 10 months in the past 5 years.

According to data from the Foreign Investment Agency ( Ministry of Finance ), total registered foreign investment capital in Vietnam by the end of October 2025 reached 31.52 billion USD, an increase of 15.6% over the same period last year.

Of this, newly registered capital reached 14.07 billion USD, down 7.6% over the same period; adjusted capital reached 12.11 billion USD, up 45%; investment capital through capital contribution and share purchase reached 5.34 billion USD, up 45.1% over the same period last year.

Thus, similar to the trend of the past time, newly registered capital is still decreasing. On the contrary, adjusted capital and investment capital through capital contribution and share purchase continue to increase.

Along with the positive registered capital, data from the Foreign Investment Agency shows that realized capital continues to increase. Specifically, realized foreign investment capital in the 10 months is estimated at 21.3 billion USD, up 8.8% over the same period last year.

Foreign investment disbursement situation in the past 10 months in the past 5 years.

This is the highest realized foreign direct investment capital in 10 months in the past 5 years. Specifically, in the first 10 months of 2021, realized foreign investment capital reached 15.15 billion USD. The following figures respectively reached 17.59 billion USD; 18 billion USD; 19.58 billion USD and 21.3 billion USD in the 10 months of the years from 2022 onwards.

The continuous increase in foreign investment capital in recent years shows, on the one hand, the confidence of foreign investors in the Vietnamese economy , and on the other hand, the capital absorption capacity of the economy is gradually increasing.

Of the 21.3 billion USD in foreign investment disbursed in the past 10 months, investment in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 17.68 billion USD, accounting for 83% of the total realized foreign direct investment; real estate business activities reached 1.5 billion USD, accounting for 7%; production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning reached 671.9 million USD, accounting for 3.2%.

In terms of registered capital, investment in the processing and manufacturing industry was also the highest. Specifically, with new registrations, investment capital in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 7.97 billion USD, accounting for 56.7% of the total newly registered capital. Meanwhile, real estate business activities reached 2.75 billion USD, accounting for 19.5%; the remaining industries reached 3.35 billion USD, accounting for 23.8%.

The same is true for additional capital. If we include newly registered capital and adjusted registered capital of licensed projects from previous years, registered foreign direct investment capital in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 16.37 billion USD, accounting for 62.5% of the total newly registered and increased capital; real estate business activities reached 5.32 billion USD, accounting for 20.3%; the remaining industries reached 4.49 billion USD, accounting for 17.2%.

Processing and manufacturing industry is always the sector that attracts the most foreign investment capital.

Meanwhile, in the form of capital contribution and share purchase by foreign investors, investment capital in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 1.86 billion USD, accounting for 34.9% of the capital contribution value; professional, scientific and technological activities reached 1.11 billion USD, accounting for 20.8%; the remaining industries reached 2.37 billion USD, accounting for 44.3%.

Figures from the Foreign Investment Agency show that among 87 countries and territories with newly registered investment projects in Vietnam in the first 10 months of 2025, Singapore leads, with 3.76 billion USD, accounting for 26.7% of the total newly registered capital.

Next is China, with 3.21 billion USD, accounting for 22.8%; Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) 1.38 billion USD, accounting for 9.8%; Japan 1.17 billion USD, accounting for 8.3%; Sweden 1.0 billion USD, accounting for 7.1%; Taiwan 901.2 million USD, accounting for 6.4%; South Korea 627 million USD, accounting for 4.5%.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/von-dau-tu-nuoc-ngoai-giai-ngan-dat-con-so-ky-luc-hon-213-ty-usd-trong-10-thang-d430220.html