AsemconnectVietnam - The total registered FDI capital in Vietnam in the first 5 months of 2025 reached more than 18.3 billion USD, recording an impressive increase of more than 51% over the same period last year.

Although newly registered capital decreased slightly in value, the number of new projects still increased sharply, showing that foreign investors' confidence continued to be strengthened, especially in the fields of processing, manufacturing and real estate.
FDI in the processing and manufacturing industry continued to account for a large proportion of the total registered investment capital in Vietnam.
According to the data from the Foreign Investment Agency, the total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam by the end of May 2025 reached 18.39 billion USD, an increase of 51.2% over the same period of 2024.
Notably, 1,549 new projects were granted investment certificates with a total registered capital of 7.02 billion USD, an increase of 14.1% in the number of projects. However, in terms of value, newly registered capital decreased by 13.2%. The processing and manufacturing industry alone continued to play a key role by attracting 4.17 billion USD, accounting for nearly 60% of the total newly registered capital. The real estate sector ranked second with 2.03 billion USD.
On the investment partner side, Singapore led with 2.12 billion USD, followed by China (1.81 billion USD), Japan (753.4 million USD), Hong Kong, Taiwan, the British Virgin Islands and South Korea. In total, there were 65 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam in the past 5 months.
Notably, adjusted capital from previously licensed projects skyrocketed, reaching 8.52 billion USD - 3.4 times higher than the same period in 2024. Including newly granted and adjusted capital, the processing and manufacturing industry continued to lead with 9.33 billion USD.
In the capital contribution and share purchase segment, there were 1,358 foreign investors participating, with a total value of 2.86 billion USD, an increase of nearly 83% over the same period. Of which, capital contribution alone increased charter capital to 1.12 billion USD.
FDI realized capital in the first 5 months of 2025 was estimated at 8.90 billion USD, up by 7.9% over the same period last year and the highest level in the past 5 years. The processing and manufacturing industry accounted for the largest proportion (81.6%), followed by real estate and electricity and gas production and distribution. On the other hand, Vietnam's total investment capital abroad reached 317.3 million USD, 2.3 times higher than the same period last year. Of which, Laos was the largest recipient of capital from Vietnam.
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Source: VITIC/ haiquanonline.com.vn