In two months, registered FDI capital in Vietnam increased by 35.5%

Production activities at Cellmech International Vina Company in Khai Quang Industrial Park, Vinh Yen city, Vinh Phuc province. Photo: Hoang Hung/VNA

The Foreign Investment Agency said that although foreign investment in Vietnam continued to increase in 2024, the positive trend continued. However, of the total registered capital of more than 6.9 billion USD, newly registered capital decreased, while additional investment capital and investment capital through capital contribution and share purchase increased.

Specifically, in the first two months of 2025, there were 516 new investment projects, with a total newly registered capital of more than 2.19 billion USD, an increase of 10% in the number of projects and a decrease of 48.4% in capital compared to the same period last year. Regarding capital adjustment, there were 256 projects registering to adjust investment capital, with a total additional registered capital of more than 4.18 billion USD, an increase of 42.2% in the number of projects and nearly 7.4 times in capital compared to the same period. Meanwhile, regarding capital contribution and share purchase, there were 553 transactions, with a total capital contribution value of nearly 529.8 million USD, a decrease of 26.3% in the number of transactions and an increase of 88.8% in capital compared to the same period.

The Foreign Investment Agency said that the sharp increase in adjusted investment capital (up 635.7%) and capital contribution and share purchase (up 88.8%) offset the 48.4% decrease in new investment capital, bringing the total investment capital of the whole country in the first two months of the year to over 35.5%. “In the first two months of the year, there were not many newly registered large projects, so the newly registered capital decreased compared to the same period,” the Foreign Investment Agency said.

According to the Foreign Investment Agency, in the first two months of 2025, there were only four projects with investment capital of over 100 million USD, with a total capital of nearly 502 million USD. Meanwhile, in the first two months of 2024, there were eight projects with over 100 million USD, with a total capital of nearly 2.38 billion USD.

“The increase in the number of new investment projects and the number of projects with adjusted capital has continued to affirm that Vietnam is an investment market where foreign investors place their trust and make new investment decisions as well as expand existing investment projects,” said the Foreign Investment Agency.

Currently, Vietnam's largest investment partners are still traditional partners of Vietnam and come from Asia. Leading the way are Korean investors. In the first two months of the year, Korean investors registered to invest more than 1.5 billion USD in Vietnam, accounting for more than 21.7% of total investment capital, 5.4 times higher than the same period last year. Of this, Samsung Display's additional investment capital alone was 1.2 billion USD.

Following South Korea is Singapore, with more than 1.48 billion USD, accounting for 21.4% of total investment capital, down 32.9% over the same period. Next are China, Japan, Thailand...
In terms of the number of projects, China is the leading partner, with the number of new investment projects accounting for 31% and the number of capital adjustments accounting for 18.8%. Korean investors lead in the number of capital contribution and share purchase transactions (accounting for 27.1%).
By industry, in the past two months, foreign investors have invested in 18 out of 21 sectors of the national economy. Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry took the lead with a total investment capital of nearly 4.72 billion USD, accounting for nearly 68.3% of the total registered investment capital, up 50.6% over the same period.
Meanwhile, the real estate business ranked second with a total investment capital of nearly 1.5 billion USD, accounting for 21.4% of the total registered investment capital, down 3.4% over the same period. Next were the professional, science and technology; wholesale and retail sectors with a total registered capital of 354.6 million USD and nearly 149 million USD, respectively.

Thuy Hien (Vietnam News Agency)

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/kinh-te/hai-thang-von-fdi-dang-ky-vao-viet-nam-tang-355-20250305112229491.htm