Nearly 11 billion USD of foreign investment poured into Vietnam in 3 months

According to the Foreign Investment Agency ( Ministry of Finance ), by the end of March 2025, the total registered foreign investment capital in Vietnam reached nearly 10.98 billion USD, an increase of 34.7% over the same period last year. Disbursed capital also recorded an increase of 7.2%, reaching about 4.96 billion USD.

In the first quarter of 2025, both registered and disbursed capital increased compared to the same period last year, showing that foreign investors' confidence in Vietnam continued to be strengthened. In particular, additional investment capital and capital contribution and share purchase transactions all increased sharply.

Specifically, the first 3 months of the year recorded 401 capital adjustment projects, up 44.8% over the same period, with total additional capital reaching nearly 5.16 billion USD, 5.1 times higher than last year. At the same time, there were 810 capital contribution and share purchase transactions from foreign investors, up 11.6%, with a total value of nearly 1.49 billion USD, up 83.7% over the same period.

Total registered foreign investment capital reached 10.98 billion USD, of which additional capital was 5.16 billion USD and contributed capital and share purchases were 1.48 billion USD - both increased sharply compared to the same period last year.

However, newly registered capital reached only over 4.33 billion USD, down 31.5% compared to the previous year. However, the situation is showing signs of improvement as in March 2025 alone, newly registered capital increased by 66.5% compared to January and nearly 2.4 times higher than in February. The number of new projects also increased by 42.7% compared to January and 18.4% compared to February.

The lack of large-scale projects caused total new investment capital in the first quarter to decrease by 31.5% compared to the same period last year. However, this decrease has improved significantly compared to the 48.4% in the first two months of the year and 43.6% in January 2025. Moreover, the sharp increase in adjusted capital (407%) and capital contribution and share purchase (83.7%) partly offset the decrease in new investment capital, helping total FDI capital in the first 3 months of the year increase by 34.7%.

According to the Foreign Investment Agency, the number of new projects, capital adjustments, and capital contribution and share purchase transactions all increased, affirming that Vietnam is still an attractive destination for foreign investors.

In terms of investment, in the first quarter of 2025, foreign investors poured capital into 18/21 economic sectors. Leading the way was the processing and manufacturing industry with a total capital of more than 6.79 billion USD, accounting for 61.9% of the total registered capital, up 26% over the same period. The real estate business ranked second with 2.39 billion USD, accounting for 21.8% of the total capital and up 44.1%. Next were the professional, science and technology sectors (591 million USD) and wholesale and retail (272 million USD).

By country and territory, 73 countries and territories invested in Vietnam in the first three months of the year. Singapore led with more than 3 billion USD, accounting for 27.6% of total capital, up 3.8% over the same period. South Korea ranked second with 2.04 billion USD, accounting for 8.5% of total capital, 2.7 times higher than the same period. China, Japan and Taiwan followed.

In terms of investment locations, 50 provinces and cities nationwide attracted FDI capital in the first quarter. Bac Ninh led with nearly 1.9 billion USD, accounting for 17.3% of the country's total capital, 2.1 times higher than the same period last year. Ho Chi Minh City ranked second with 1.43 billion USD, accounting for nearly 13%, up 58.3%. Hanoi ranked third with 1.42 billion USD, accounting for 12.9%, up 23.6%. Other localities attracting a lot of investment capital include Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Ha Nam.

Source: https://baodaknong.vn/gan-11-ty-usd-von-dau-tu-nuoc-ngoai-do-vao-viet-nam-trong-3-thang-248283.html