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VIỆT NAM’S FDI GROWS 27.3% IN SEVEN MONTHS, SIGNALS INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
Việt Nam pulled in US$24.09 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of 2025, a 27.3 per cent surge year-on-year.
A local worker at the Stanley Electronic Company in Việt Nam. Factories were the big winners, with manufacturing and processing snagging 55.9 per cent (US$5.61 billion) of the newly-registered capital. Photo hanoitimes.vn
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam pulled in US$24.09 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of 2025, a 27.3 per cent surge year-on-year, driven by strong investor confidence, the Ministry of Finance’s National Statistics Office (NSO) reported on Wednesday.
The FDI inflows, covering newly-registered and adjusted capital, and capital contribution through share purchases, included $10.03 billion registered for 2,254 new projects. The figures presented a year-on-year rise of 15.2 per cent in projects, though registered capital dropped 11.1 per cent, showing that investors have continued to flock to Việt Nam but with smaller deals.
Factories were the big winners, with manufacturing and processing snagging 55.9 per cent (US$5.61 billion) of the newly-registered capital, while real estate scooped up 23.5 per cent ($2.36 billion).
Singapore led the charge among 74 countries and territories, pouring in $2.84 billion, or 28.3 per cent of the new capital total. Mainland China followed with $2.27 billion, Sweden added US$1 billion, and traditional partners like Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong also kept the cash flowing, proving Việt Nam’s broad appeal across Asia and beyond.
A bright spot was the dramatic 95.3 per cent surge in adjusted capital, with 920 existing projects pumping in additional $9.99 billion. This sharp increase signaled strong confidence in Việt Nam’s business environment and economic prospects. Global corporations are scaling up production and tech upgrades, betting big on Việt Nam as a stable and promising base for sustainable growth.
When combining new and adjusted capital, manufacturing and processing ruled with $12.12 billion, or 60.6 per cent of the total FDI, followed by real estate at $4.95 billion, equivalent to 24.7 per cent.
Share purchases and capital contributions jumped 61 per cent year on year to $4.07 billion via 1,982 transactions, targeting manufacturing (39.3 per cent) and professional, scientific, and technological activities (20.3 per cent), showing foreign investors’ interest in high-value, knowledge-driven sectors.
Việt Nam disbursed $13.6 billion in FDI, up 8.4 per cent and marking the biggest seven-month sum in five years, fueling jobs and growth as promises turn into action.
Vietnamese firms are also going global, with outward investment skyrocketing over 200 per cent to $398.9 million. Total overseas investment, including newly-registered and adjusted capital, hit $528.5 million, a 3.5-fold leap year on year.
Electricity and gas production took the lead (21 per cent), transport and warehousing (20.6 per cent), and wholesale and retail (14.8 per cent). Laos was the biggest recipient of Vietnamese investment, grabbing $150.3 million (28.4 per cent), followed by the Philippines and Indonesia. — VNS
Source: VNS
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