According to the Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance), newly registered FDI capital reached 2.19 billion USD with 516 licensed projects. The processing and manufacturing industry continues to be a bright spot, attracting the largest FDI capital with 1.45 billion USD, accounting for 66.1% of the total newly registered capital. Next was real estate business activities reaching 371.5 million USD, accounting for 16.9%; the remaining industries reached 371.8 million USD, accounting for 17%.
Adjusted registered capital recorded a breakthrough growth rate, reaching 4.18 billion USD, 6 times higher than the same period last year. This demonstrates that existing investors continue to trust and expand the scale of operations in Vietnam.
If including newly registered capital and adjusted registered capital of licensed projects, foreign direct investment registered in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 4.51 billion USD, accounting for 70.8% of the total newly registered capital and increased.
Real estate business activities reached 1.45 billion USD, accounting for 22.7%; the remaining industries reached 409.4 million USD, accounting for 6.5%.
Foreign investors' equity and share purchases also grew strongly, reaching 529.8 million USD, up 88.8% over the same period. The fields of processing, manufacturing and professional activities, science and technology are the two fields that attract the most capital contributions.
Of the 44 countries and territories newly investing in Vietnam, China is the largest investor with 679.8 million USD, accounting for 31% of the total newly registered capital. Followed by Singapore, Hong Kong (China), the Virgin Islands in the UK, the US and Japan.
Also according to the Statistics Office, FDI capital implemented in the first two months of 2025 is estimated at 2.95 billion USD (up 5.4% over the same period) and is the highest level in the past 5 years. The processing and manufacturing industry continues to dominate with 2.42 billion USD, accounting for 82.1% of total FDI capital.
However, the growth rate of FDI capital is only higher than the same period in 2023 (the first two months of 2023 decreased by 4.9%) in the past 5 years. The low increase in FDI capital (accounting for about 16-20% of total social investment capital) will be a big challenge to contribute to the implementation of the growth target for the first quarter of 2025.
Regarding foreign investment, in the first two months of 2025, 30 projects were newly granted investment certificates with a total capital of 233.6 million USD from the Vietnamese side, 9.4 times higher than the same period last year. There are 5 projects with adjusted capital with an increase of 5.4 million USD, 24.3 times higher.
In total, Vietnam's total foreign investment capital (newly granted and adjusted capital) is nearly 239 million USD, 9.5 times higher than the same period last year.
Of which, Laos is the leading country to receive investment from Vietnam with 139.7 million USD, accounting for 58.4% of total investment capital; Philippines 34.2 million USD, accounting for 14.3%; Indonesia 31.1 million USD, accounting for 13%; British Virgin Islands reached 21 million USD, accounting for 8.8%; Cuba 4 million USD, accounting for 1.7%.
