Foreign investment increased by 32.1%

Production activities at an FDI enterprise.

Among 72 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam in 2023, Singapore is the largest investor with 3.77 billion USD of registered capital, accounting for 18.7% of total newly registered capital.

Next is China, with an investment capital of 3.54 billion USD, accounting for 17.6%; Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) invested 3.41 billion USD, accounting for 16.9%; Japan invested 2.86 billion USD, accounting for 14.2%; Taiwan (China) invested 2.25 billion USD, accounting for 11.1%; South Korea invested 1.84 billion USD, accounting for 9.1%...

Disbursed foreign direct investment in Vietnam in 2023 will reach 23.18 billion USD, up 3.5% compared to 2022. This is the highest amount of foreign direct investment in the past 5 years.

Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry disbursed 19.08 billion USD, accounting for 82.3%. Next was the production and distribution of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning with 1.37 billion USD, accounting for 5.9%; real estate business activities reached 1.15 billion USD, accounting for 4.9%.

Meanwhile, Vietnam's total investment capital abroad in 2023 (including newly granted and adjusted capital) reached 420.9 million USD, down 21.2% compared to 2022.

Leading the way were the wholesale and retail trade, repair of automobiles, motorcycles, motorbikes and other motor vehicles with 156.9 million USD, accounting for 37.3% of total investment capital; information and communications with 120.6 million USD, accounting for 28.7%; production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning with 84.4 million USD, accounting for 20%.

In 2023, 26 countries and territories will receive investment from Vietnam. Specifically, Canada is the leading country with a capital of 150.3 million USD, accounting for 35.7% of Vietnam's total foreign investment capital; Singapore 122.6 million USD, accounting for 29.1%; Laos 116.7 million USD, accounting for 27.7%; Cuba reached 11.8 million USD, accounting for 2.8% ...

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