According to data released by the Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance) on the morning of May 6, the total registered foreign investment capital in Vietnam as of April 30, 2025 includes: Newly registered capital, adjusted registered capital and the value of capital contribution and share purchase by foreign investors reached 13.82 billion USD, an increase of 39.9% over the same period last year.
Newly licensed capital has 1,204 projects with registered capital reaching 5.59 billion USD, up 14.1% over the same period last year in terms of project numbers and down 23.8% in terms of registered capital.
Of which, the newly licensed processing and manufacturing industry has the largest foreign direct investment with a registered capital of 3.39 billion USD, accounting for 60.6% of the total newly registered capital; real estate business activities reached 1.51 billion USD, accounting for 26.9%; the remaining industries reached 697.2 million USD, accounting for 12.5%.
Of the 60 countries and territories with new licensed investment projects in Vietnam in the first four months of 2025, Singapore is the largest investor with 1.6 billion USD, accounting for 28.6% of the total new registered capital; Next is China 1.52 billion USD, accounting for 27.1%; Japan 573.2 million USD, accounting for 10.3%; Hong Cong Administrative Region (China) 499.9 million USD, accounting for 8.9%; Taiwan 389.6 million USD, accounting for 7.0%; Virgin Islands of England 232.8 million USD, accounting for 4.2%; South Korea 148 million USD, accounting for 2.6%.
Adjusted registered capital has 540 projects licensed from previous years with an additional adjustment of investment capital of 6.40 billion USD, 3.9 times higher than the same period last year.
If including newly registered capital and adjusted registered capital of projects licensed in previous years, foreign direct investment registered in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 8.37 billion USD, accounting for 69.8% of the total newly registered capital and increase; real estate business activities reached 2.63 billion USD, accounting for 21.9%; the remaining industries reached 998.7 million USD, accounting for 8.3%.
The registered capital contribution and share purchase of foreign investors was 1,106 with a total capital contribution value of 1.83 billion USD, 2 times higher than the same period last year. Of which, there were 477 capital contributions and share purchases to increase the charter capital of enterprises with a capital contribution value of 854 million USD and 629 foreign investors to buy back domestic shares without increasing charter capital with a value of 973 million USD.
For the form of capital contribution and share purchase by foreign investors, investment capital in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 554.8 million USD, accounting for 30.4% of the capital contribution value; professional and scientific and technological activities reached 385.9 million USD, accounting for 21.1%; the remaining industry reached 886.4 million USD, accounting for 48.5%.
Foreign direct investment capital implemented in Vietnam in the first four months of 2025 is estimated at 6.74 billion USD, up 7.3% over the same period last year. This is the highest amount of foreign direct investment capital implemented in four months in the past 5 years.
Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry reached 5.5 billion USD, accounting for 81.6% of total foreign direct investment capital; real estate business activities reached 533.1 million USD, accounting for 7.9%; electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning production and distribution reached 266.2 million USD, accounting for 3.9%.
