According to ESOMAR market research:
Registered FDI "accelerated" at the beginning of the year with a growth rate of nearly 50%
Vietnam continues to attract international investors in the context of many fluctuations in
the global economy. In which, the processing and manufacturing industry still attracts the
majority of investment capital.
On February 6, the General Statistics Office announced that the total registered foreign
investment (FDI) in Vietnam in January 2025 reached 4.33 billion USD, a sharp increase of
48.6% over the same period last year.
This figure shows the attractiveness of Vietnam to international investors, especially in the
context of many fluctuations in the global economy. In which, the processing and manufacturing
industry continues to be the most attractive destination, attracting the majority of foreign
direct investment capital.
According to a report from the Foreign Investment Agency, Ministry of Planning and Investment,
282 newly licensed projects were granted capital with a total registered capital of 1.29 billion USD.
However, the highlight is the adjusted registered capital of 2.73 billion USD, 6.1 times higher than
the same period last year. This shows that existing investors continue to trust the investment
environment in Vietnam and decide to expand their production scale.
In addition, the total registered capital for capital contribution and share purchase by foreign
investors was 322.9 million USD, up 70.4% over the same period last year. In the total registered
FDI capital, the processing and manufacturing industry continued to lead with 2.96 billion USD,
accounting for 73.7%.
Notably, real estate business activities also increased strongly and reached 1 billion USD,
accounting for 25.1%. This growth shows the expectation of the real estate market after a period
of stagnation and the potential for development in the coming time.
Among the 33 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam in January,
China and Singapore were the two largest investors, accounting for 29.5% and 28.9% of the total
newly registered capital, respectively. They were followed by the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region (China), the United States and Japan.
On that basis, the realized FDI capital in the month was estimated at 1.51 billion USD, an increase of 2%
over the same period. In particular, the processing and manufacturing industry had realized capital
accounting for 83.2% of the total capital.
Not only attracting FDI capital, Vietnam also promoted foreign investment with the total capital of
Vietnam being 83 million USD, 5.1 times higher than the same period. The main investment sectors
are processing, manufacturing and mining industries, in which the Philippines and Indonesia are the
two countries receiving the largest investment from Vietnam./.
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