Foreign investment soars thanks to a series of billion-dollar projects

Groundbreaking ceremony of the Khoai Chau Urban Complex, Eco-tourism and Golf Course Project (Hung Yen province)

Foreign investment continues to grow positively

“Vietnam is currently one of the most dynamic and potential markets in the world . The Trump Group is extremely proud to bring the Trump legacy to a country with vision, vitality and strong growth rate,” said Mr. Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Khoai Chau Urban Complex, Eco-tourism, Golf Course Project in Hung Yen Province (Trump International Hung Yen) on May 21.

This is one of many foreign-invested projects in Vietnam in the first 5 months of this year. The project has a total investment capital of nearly 40,000 billion VND, equivalent to more than 1.5 billion USD, demonstrating Vietnam's clear progress on the global real estate and resort map, while strengthening the international market's confidence in the country's long-term development potential in the super luxury real estate segment.

In the report on foreign investment attraction in the first 5 months of 2025, the Foreign Investment Agency ( Ministry of Finance ) stated that foreign investment flows into Vietnam continued to grow positively in the context of many fluctuations in the global economy.

According to the Foreign Investment Agency, by the end of May 2025, the total newly registered, adjusted, and contributed capital, and capital contribution capital of 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 last year.

In particular, the adjusted investment capital is nearly 3.4 times higher than the same period and the capital contribution to buy shares is 1.8 times higher than the same period in 2024. Notably, in May 2025, the Yen So Park Construction Project of Gamuda Land Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Malaysia) had an additional adjusted capital of up to 1.12 billion USD.

The number of new investment projects, the number of projects adjusting capital, and transactions of capital contribution and share purchase all increased, showing that foreign investors' confidence in the domestic investment environment continues to be strengthened, not only by new investments, but also by expanding the scale of existing operations.

At the meeting on the socio-economic situation of Ho Chi Minh City on June 3, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc said that in the past 2 months, Ho Chi Minh City leaders have received many investors and many investors have decided to invest in the city. "There is an investor from the Middle East who, after only one hour of working with the city leaders, decided to invest in a 2 billion USD project," said Mr. Duoc.

Meanwhile, according to statistics from Bac Ninh province, out of the total investment capital of 3.3 billion USD in industrial parks in Bac Ninh province from the beginning of 2025 to present, FDI capital attraction reached 2.69 billion USD, with 86 newly licensed projects and more than 220 adjusted projects. This not only affirms the strong attraction of Bac Ninh to international investors, but also creates a spillover effect for the high-tech supply chain in the region, through the continued expansion of investment by large corporations such as Amkor, Samsung, Goertek, etc.

Processing and manufacturing industry continues to be the pillar in attracting FDI.

According to data from the Foreign Investment Agency, foreign investors have invested in 18 out of 21 sectors of the national economy. Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry leads 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 last year.

Vietnam's largest investment partners in the first 5 months of 2025 are still traditional partners and come from Asia. The top 5 countries (Singapore, South Korea, China, Japan, Malaysia) alone account for 61.8% of new investment projects and 71.2% of the country's total registered investment capital.

- Foreign Investment Agency (Ministry of Finance)

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 capital adjustment projects (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%).

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 last year.

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 last year. Next were China, Japan, Malaysia...

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. Next are 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 projects with adjusted capital (accounting for 23.9%) and capital contribution to buy shares (accounting for 67.2%).

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.

In the context of many fluctuations in the global economy, the fact that Vietnam has maintained a high growth rate of foreign investment capital is a positive signal. This is an important time to accelerate administrative procedure reform, upgrade infrastructure and prepare to welcome the wave of strategic investment, in order to maximize the opportunity of global capital flows in the new development cycle.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/von-dau-tu-nuoc-ngoai-tang-vot-nho-loat-du-an-ty-do-d297516.html