Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Implementation in Vietnam, 2021-2025 (Billion USD)
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Specifically, regarding newly registered capital, 4,054 projects were licensed with a total registered capital of $17.32 billion, marking a 20.1% increase in the number of projects and a 12.2% decrease in registered capital compared to the previous year. Among these, the manufacturing and processing industry received the largest share of new FDI with $9.80 billion, accounting for 56.5% of the total newly registered capital; real estate business activities attracted $3.67 billion, or 21.2%; and other sectors secured $3.85 billion, representing 22.2%.
Among the 90 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam in 2025, Singapore emerged as the largest investor with $4.84 billion, accounting for 27.9% of the total newly registered capital; followed by China with $3.64 billion (21%); Hong Kong SAR (China) with $1.73 billion (10%); Japan with $1.62 billion (9.4%); Sweden with $1.0 billion (5.8%); Taiwan with $965.8 million (5.6%); and South Korea with $895.9 million (5.2%).
Adjusted registered capital saw 1,404 previously licensed projects register additional investments totaling $14.07 billion, a 0.8% increase from the previous year.
Combining newly registered capital and adjusted capital from previously licensed projects, the manufacturing and processing industry attracted $18.59 billion, accounting for 59.2% of the total registered capital; real estate business activities secured $6.26 billion (19.9%); and other sectors obtained $6.54 billion (20.9%).
Foreign investors contributed capital and purchased shares in 3,587 instances, totaling $7.03 billion, a 54.8% increase compared to the previous year. This included 1,305 instances of capital contributions and share purchases that increased corporate charters with a value of $2.55 billion, and 2,282 instances of foreign investors purchasing domestic shares without increasing charter capital, valued at $4.48 billion. In terms of capital contributions and share purchases, the manufacturing and processing industry attracted $2.43 billion (34.6%); professional, scientific, and technical activities secured $1.29 billion (18.3%); and other sectors obtained $3.31 billion (47.1%).
Actual FDI implementation in Vietnam in 2025 reached an estimated $27.62 billion, a 9.0% increase from the previous year, marking the highest level in the past five years. Of this, the manufacturing and processing industry accounted for $22.88 billion (82.8%); real estate business activities secured $1.93 billion (7.0%); and electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning production and distribution attracted $914.9 million (3.3%).
Vietnamese outbound investment in 2025 included 173 newly certified projects with a total Vietnamese investment of $1.0 billion, a 65.9% increase from the previous year; and 32 capital adjustment projects with an additional $360.8 million, more than triple the previous year.
The total Vietnamese outbound investment (new and adjusted capital) reached $1,362 million, an 88.7% increase from the previous year. Of this, electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning production and distribution accounted for $506.9 million (37.2%); manufacturing and processing secured $300.7 million (22.1%); and wholesale, retail, and vehicle repair services attracted nearly $130.8 million (9.6%).
In 2025, Vietnam invested in 36 countries and territories, with Laos leading at $773.7 million (56.8%); the Philippines at $92.0 million (6.8%); Germany at $78.1 million (5.7%); the United States at $74.5 million (5.5%); and Indonesia at $69.6 million (5.1%).
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