On October 4, the Foreign Investment Agency, Ministry of Planning and Investment, said that as of September 30, the total newly registered capital, adjusted capital, and capital contribution to buy shares and capital contributions by foreign investors reached more than 24.78 billion USD, up 11.6% over the same period in 2023. In addition, the realized capital of foreign investment projects is estimated at more than 17.3 billion USD, up 8.9% over the same period in 2023.
Thus, the whole country has 41,314 valid foreign investment projects with a total registered capital of 491.71 billion USD (accumulated to September 30). The realized capital of foreign investment projects is estimated at about 314.5 billion USD, equivalent to nearly 64% of the total registered investment capital in effect.
According to the Foreign Investment Agency, the total realized investment capital and total registered investment capital in the first 9 months continued to increase compared to the same period, with increases of 8.9% and 11.6%, respectively, in which the value of new investment and the scale of adjusted capital both increased. In September alone, the total amount of new investment capital, additional investment capital and capital contribution to buy shares reached the highest level in the months (from the beginning of the year to date) with nearly 4.26 billion USD, accounting for 17.2% of the total investment capital of the whole country in the first 9 months. In addition, the additional investment capital also reached the highest level since the beginning of the year with projects with large capital expansion.
Locally, investment capital is concentrated in provinces and cities with many advantages in attracting investment, such as: Bac Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Duong, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Dong Nai, Bac Giang, Ninh Thuan. Notably, these 10 localities account for 80% of new projects and nearly 73% of the country's investment capital in the first 9 months.
The Foreign Investment Agency said the largest investment partners in the first nine months were mainly from Asia, including Singapore, China, South Korea, Hong Kong (China), and Japan. Specifically, these five countries and territories accounted for over 73% of new investment projects and over 75% of the total registered investment capital of the country. Many large projects in the fields of semiconductors, energy, component manufacturing, electronic products, high-value-added products, etc. received new investment and capital expansion in the first nine months.
In addition, the export of the foreign investment sector continued to grow in the first 9 months, with a trade surplus of nearly 38 billion USD (including crude oil) and a trade surplus of more than 36.5 billion USD (excluding crude oil), offsetting the trade deficit of the domestic enterprise sector, helping the country achieve a trade surplus of about 19.8 billion USD.
Regarding Vietnam's investment abroad, Vietnamese investors invested in 105 new projects and 18 capital adjustments in 9 months with a total capital of more than 177.4 million USD (equal to 42.6% compared to the same period). Investment capital flows focused on the mining, wholesale, retail and electricity production and distribution sectors. The Netherlands, Laos and the United States are leading among 27 countries and territories receiving investment from Vietnam. Accumulated to September 2024, Vietnam has 1,772 valid investment projects abroad with a total capital of nearly 22.11 billion USD.
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