FDI IN VIETNAM SURGES ON STRONG REINVESTMENT AND SHARE PURCHASES

Foreign investment in Vietnam continues to rise sharply, driven by capital adjustments and share purchases, despite a dip in newly registered funds.

In the first seven months of 2025, Vietnam attracted almost $24.1 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI), up 27 per cent on-year, according to the Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance. Although newly registered capital dipped, the overall increase was driven by strong rises in both adjusted capital and capital contributions.

The period saw more than 2,250 new projects licensed with total pledged capital exceeding $10 billion – up over 15 per cent on-year in number but down a little more than 11 per cent in value.

The processing and manufacturing industry attracted the most new capital, with just over $5.6 billion, accounting for nearly 56 per cent of the total. Real estate followed with around $2.4 billion, or roughly 24 per cent, while all other sectors combined brought in just over $2 billion, making up about 21 per cent.

Among the 74 countries and territories investing in Vietnam over the first seven months of 2025, Singapore led the pack with just over $2.8 billion, accounting for nearly 30 per cent of newly registered FDI. China came next with almost $2.3 billion, around 23 per cent, followed by Sweden with approximately $1 billion, or 10 per cent. Japan contributed just under $870 million, close to 9 per cent, while Taiwan and Hong Kong each invested over $700 million – about 7 per cent each. The Virgin Islands rounded out the list with just over $300 million, roughly 3 per cent.

The adjusted capital for 920 ongoing projects reached nearly $10 billion, almost doubling from the same period last year. Total newly and additionally registered capital in processing and manufacturing amounted to just over $12.1 billion, making up around 61 per cent of the total. Real estate followed with close to $5 billion, or 25 per cent, while the remaining sectors attracted almost $3 billion, accounting for roughly 15 per cent.

There were 1,982 cases of capital contributions and share purchases worth nearly $4.1 billion, marking a 61 per cent rise on-year. Among these, 836 deals added around $1.5 billion to enterprise charter capital, while 1,146 transactions worth about $2.6 billion did not.

By industry, foreign investors poured around $1.6 billion into processing and manufacturing, making up just under 40 per cent of the total. Professional activities and science and technology received about $827 million, accounting for 20 per cent, while the remaining sectors drew in approximately $1.65 billion, making up 40 per cent.

Disbursed FDI in the first seven months reached around $13.6 billion, up 8.4 per cent on-year – the highest level for the period in the past five years.

Source: VIR