Total registered foreign investment capital into Vietnam as of February 28, 2026 includes: Newly registered capital, adjusted registered capital and the value of capital contribution and share purchase of foreign investors reached 6.03 billion USD, down 12.6% compared to the same period last year.
Newly registered capital has 620 projects licensed with registered capital reaching 3.54 billion USD, an increase of 20.2% compared to the same period last year in the number of projects and an increase of 61.5% in registered capital. In which, the processing and manufacturing industry licensed for new foreign direct investment is the largest with registered capital reaching 2.63 billion USD, accounting for 74.3% of total newly registered capital; wholesale and retail, repair of automobiles, motorbikes, and motorcycles reached 358.6 million USD, accounting for 10.1%; the remaining industries reached 550.5 million USD, accounting for 15.6%.
According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thuong Lang - an economic expert, newly registered capital reached 3.54 billion USD with 620 licensed projects, showing that foreign investors' confidence in Vietnam's investment environment is still maintained, and also reflecting the trend of expanding the presence of FDI enterprises through the implementation of new projects. The strong increase in newly registered capital partly compensates for the decrease in other items such as adjusted capital or capital contribution and share purchase activities.
By sector, the processing and manufacturing industry continues to play a key role in attracting FDI when reaching 2.63 billion USD, accounting for 74.3% of total newly registered capital. "This shows that Vietnam is still an attractive destination in the global production supply chain, especially in the context that many international corporations are restructuring their supply chains and looking for stable production locations in Asia" - this expert assessed.
According to experts, the strong increase in new investment capital flows shows that Vietnam's investment attraction prospects are still positive. If it continues to improve the business environment, improve infrastructure quality and human resources, Vietnam still has a lot of room to maintain its attractiveness to international investment capital flows in the coming time.
Among the 44 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam in the first two months of 2026, South Korea is the largest investor with 1.34 billion USD, accounting for 37.8% of total newly registered capital; followed by Singapore 1.1 billion USD, accounting for 31.1%; China 522.8 million USD, accounting for 14.8%; Japan 171.0 million USD, accounting for 4.8%...
Adjusted registered capital has 180 projects licensed from previous years registered to adjust investment capital, increasing by 1.99 billion USD, down 52.3% compared to the same period last year.
If including new registered capital and adjusted registered capital of projects licensed from previous years, foreign direct investment registered in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 4.16 billion USD, accounting for 75.2% of the total newly registered and additional capital; wholesale and retail, repair of automobiles, motorbikes, and motorcycles reached 392.7 million USD, accounting for 7.1%; the remaining industries reached 979.7 million USD, accounting for 17.7%.
Registered capital contribution and share purchase from foreign investors had 492 turns with a total capital contribution value of 499.5 million USD, down 5.7% compared to the same period last year.
Foreign direct investment capital implemented in Vietnam in the first two months of 2026 is estimated at 3.21 billion USD, an increase of 8.8% compared to the same period last year. This is the highest foreign direct investment capital implemented in the first two months of the year in the past 5 years.
