Hanoi (VNA) – Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Vietnam maintained strong growth momentum over the past 11 months while the disbursed capital reached the highest level in five years, the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance said on December 6.
Disbursement progress continued to accelerate, hitting a record high for the 2021–2025 period, reflecting Vietnam’s improved capacity to absorb capital and foreign enterprises' commitment to project implementation.
Specifically, the disbursed FDI between January and November was estimated at 23.6 billion USD, up 8.9% year on year and also the highest level recorded over the past five years. The processing and manufacturing sector accounted for 82.9% of the total, at 19.56 billion USD.
The NSO reported that total registered foreign investment during the period reached 33.69 billion USD, rising 7.4% from a year earlier.
Of this, newly registered capital exceeded 15.95 billion USD, down 8.2% annually due to the absence of large-scale projects. Meanwhile, capital poured into existing projects increased by 17% to nearly 11.62 billion USD, and capital contributions and share purchases surged 50.7% to almost 6.12 billion USD.
According to the Ministry of Finance, despite a decline in the average size of new projects, the number of new ones grew strongly, indicating robust interest from small- and medium-sized foreign investors. A total of 3,695 new projects were licensed in the 11-month period, up 21.7% in number.
Combining newly registered capital and additional capital for existing projects, FDI channelled into the processing and manufacturing industry reached 16.52 billion USD, accounting for 59.9% of the total. Real estate attracted 5.72 billion USD (20.7%) while other sectors drew 5.34 billion USD (19.4%).
Statistics also show that among the 88 countries and territories with newly licensed projects in Vietnam during the January–November period, Singapore was the largest investor with 4.29 billion USD (26.9% of the total). It was followed by China with 3.4 billion USD (21.3%), Hong Kong (China) with 1.66 billion USD (10.4%), Japan with 1.56 billion USD (9.8%), Sweden with 1 billion USD (6.3%), Taiwan (China) with 951.1 million USD (6%), and the Republic of Korea with 659.6 million USD (4.1%)./.
