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HCM City attracts 4.4 billion USD into industrial parks in nine months

Total registered investment, including new and adjusted capital across the three areas of HCM City, Binh Duong and Ba Ria–Vung Tau (former administrative units), reached 4.4 billion USD.

Sonadezi industrial park in Ba Ria-Vung Tau (Photo: VNA)
Sonadezi industrial park in Ba Ria-Vung Tau (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) reported on September 30 that investment attraction in both domestic and foreign sectors showed strong growth in the first nine months of 2025.

Total registered investment, including new and adjusted capital across the three areas of HCM City, Binh Duong and Ba Ria–Vung Tau (former administrative units), reached 4.4 billion USD. This represented 96.4% of the same period last year (4.57 billion USD) and 117.96% of the 2025 annual target (3.73 billion USD). As many as 197.43 hectares of land and more than 63,000 square metres of factory space were leased.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) accounted for over 2.68 billion USD, equivalent to 84.93% of last year’s figure (3.16 billion USD). Of this, 147 new projects registered 1.1 billion USD, while 121 existing projects increased capital by 1.58 billion USD, equal to 162.88% of the same period last year.

Domestic investment rose to more than 43.3 trillion VND (around 1.72 billion USD), or 122.14% of the year-on-year figure. This included 78 new projects worth 30 trillion VND (1.19 billion USD) and 43 capital adjustments totalling over 13.3 trillion VND (521 million USD).

Ba Ria–Vung Tau led the three regions of HCM City with 2.47 billion USD in new and adjusted capital, equal to 79% of the same period in 2024. The region leased 181.97 hectares of land and 62,888 square metres of factory space. FDI reached 1.5 billion USD, while domestic investment was valued at more than 24.7 trillion VND (975 million USD).

Binh Duong followed with 1.54 billion USD in total investment, 1.4 times higher than the same period last year. FDI accounted for 1.13 billion USD, while domestic investment surged to more than 10.5 trillion VND (413 million USD), nearly 7.7 times higher than the previous year.

Former HCM City attracted 393.2 million USD, equivalent to 65% of its 2025 plan (600 million USD) and up 13% year-on-year. Leased land covered 15.46 hectares, with factory rentals totalling 116.91 square metres. FDI reached just 61.48 million USD, or 29% of last year’s figure, while domestic investment more than doubled to over 8.1 trillion VND (332 million USD).

According to HEPZA, HCM City currently has more than 5,723 valid investment projects with total registered capital of over 76.8 billion USD. Of these, 3,516 projects are foreign-invested with 57.37 billion USD in registered capital, while 2,207 are domestic projects worth more than 19.4 billion USD./.

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