FDI disbursement in the first quarter of 2025 is the highest in the past 5 years

Speaking at a press conference announcing socio-economic statistics for the first quarter of 2025 held in Hanoi on the morning of April 6, Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong - Director of the General Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance) said that attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) is considered one of the bright spots in the economic picture for the first quarter of 2025.

Total registered FDI capital invested in Vietnam in the first quarter of 2025 reached 10.98 billion USD, up 34.7% over the same period last year. Illustrative photo

Specifically, the total registered FDI capital invested in Vietnam in the first quarter of 2025 reached 10.98 billion USD, up 34.7% over the same period last year. Of which, 850 newly licensed FDI projects with registered capital reached 4.33 billion USD, up 11.5% in number of projects and down 31.5% in registered capital compared to the same period last year.

Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry was newly licensed with the largest foreign direct investment with registered capital reaching 2.62 billion USD, accounting for 60.5% of the total newly registered capital; real estate business ranked second, reaching 1.13 billion USD, accounting for 26.1%; the remaining industries reached 581.5 million USD, accounting for 13.4%.

In the first quarter of 2025, Vietnam also recorded 401 projects licensed in previous years registering to adjust investment capital, with the total additional FDI capital reaching 5.16 billion USD, 5 times higher than the same period last year.

“Thus, if including newly registered capital and adjusted registered capital of licensed projects from previous years, registered FDI capital in the processing and manufacturing industry reached 6.30 billion USD, accounting for 66.5% of the total newly registered and increased capital” - Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong informed and said: In the first quarter of 2025, real estate business activities attracted newly registered and increased FDI of 2.24 billion USD, accounting for 23.6% of the total FDI capital invested in Vietnam; the remaining industries reached 943 million USD, accounting for 9.9%.

In the first quarter of 2025, there were 810 registrations for capital contribution and share purchase by foreign investors in Vietnam with a total capital contribution value of 1.49 billion USD, an increase of 83.7% over the same period last year.

In particular, in the form of capital contribution and share purchase by foreign investors, the processing and manufacturing industry still dominates with 487.6 million USD, accounting for 32.7% of the capital contribution value; professional activities, science and technology reached 337.2 million USD, accounting for 22.7%; the remaining industries reached 664.8 million USD, accounting for 44.6%.

In addition to the improvement in registered FDI capital, according to the assessment of the General Statistics Office, FDI capital implemented in the first quarter of 2025 also created a strong breakthrough. Specifically, FDI capital implemented in Vietnam in the first quarter of 2025 is estimated at 4.96 billion USD, up 7.2% over the same period last year.

“ This is the highest realized foreign direct investment capital in the first three months of the year in the past 5 years. Of which , the processing and manufacturing industry reached 4.05 billion USD, accounting for 81.7% of the total realized foreign direct investment capital, ” Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong affirmed.

According to the General Statistics Office, Vietnam's overseas investment in the first quarter of 2025 had 30 projects newly granted investment certificates, with a total capital of 233.6 million USD from the Vietnamese side, 9.4 times higher than the same period last year. Along with that, there were 5 projects with adjusted capital increasing by 5.4 million USD, 24.3 times higher.

In total, Vietnam's total investment capital abroad in the first quarter of 2025 reached nearly 239 million USD, 9.5 times higher than the same period last year.

Nguyen Hoa

Source: https://congthuong.vn/von-fdi-giai-ngan-quy-i2025-cao-nhat-5-nam-qua-381751.html