Foreign direct investment (FDI) is pouring into Vietnam.

According to the General Statistics Office, the total registered foreign investment in Vietnam as of April 30th, including newly registered capital, adjusted registered capital, and the value of capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors, reached US$13.82 billion, an increase of 39.9% compared to the same period last year.

Notably, realized FDI in Vietnam during the first four months is estimated at US$6.74 billion, a 7.3% increase compared to the same period last year. This is the highest realized foreign direct investment for the first four months in the past five years.

Meanwhile, Vietnam's total outbound investment (newly granted and adjusted capital) reached US$309.3 million, 3.1 times higher than the same period last year.

In April, investment capital from the State budget was also actively implemented by ministries, sectors, and localities. Overall, in the first four months of 2025, investment capital implemented from the State budget is estimated to reach 18.6% of the plan, an increase of 17.7% compared to the same period last year.

According to the General Statistics Office, in April, the whole country saw the establishment of more than 15,200 new businesses with a registered capital of over 133.6 trillion VND, a decrease of 2.5% in the number of businesses but an increase of 5.8% in registered capital compared to March.

Across the country, 9,000 businesses resumed operations, a decrease of 1.2% compared to the previous month and an increase of 8.5% compared to the same period in 2024.

In the first four months of the year, the whole country saw more than 51,600 newly registered businesses with a total registered capital of 490.4 trillion VND, a decrease of 0.9% in the number of businesses and a decrease of 6.9% in registered capital.

The average registered capital of a newly established enterprise in the first four months of 2025 reached VND 9.5 billion, a decrease of 6.1% compared to the same period in 2024.

Thus, on average, nearly 22,500 new businesses are established or resume operations each month.

Business registration status. (Source: General Statistics Office)

Also in April, 7,184 businesses registered for temporary suspension of operations, an increase of 63.6% compared to the previous month and a decrease of 5.7% compared to the same period in 2024. In addition, there were 8,989 businesses that temporarily ceased operations pending dissolution procedures.

Overall, in the first four months of this year, the number of businesses temporarily suspending operations was over 68,700, nearly 20,200 businesses temporarily suspended operations pending dissolution procedures, and over 7,600 businesses completed dissolution procedures, an increase of 26.1%.

On average, more than 24,100 businesses withdraw from the market each month.

Regarding the import and export situation, in April, the total value of goods imports and exports reached 74.32 billion USD, a decrease of 1.4% compared to the previous month and an increase of 21.3% compared to the same period last year.

In the first four months of the year, total merchandise exports and imports reached US$276.89 billion, an increase of 15.7% compared to the same period last year. Exports increased by 13.0%; imports increased by 18.6%. The trade balance showed a surplus of US$3.79 billion.

After four months, the US was Vietnam's largest export market with a turnover of $43.4 billion. China was Vietnam's largest import market with a turnover of $53.2 billion.

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Source: https://vtcnews.vn/von-fdi-do-manh-vao-viet-nam-ar941671.html