Hanoi (VNA) – The National Statistics Office in Vietnam on March 6 reported that investment activities in the first two months of 2025 indicate a thriving economy with impressive growth in public investment.
Statistics show that the disbursment of foreign direct investment was the highest in the last five years, coupled with a significant increase in Vietnam's investment abroad.
According to the office, after the Lunar New Year holiday, ministries, sectors, and localities concentrated on implementing work and speed up the progress of State-funded investment projects.
The disbursed investment from the State budget was estimated at 37.9 trillion VND (1.48 billion USD) in February, up 36.5% from the same period last year.
The sum comprises 5.5 trillion VND from the central budget and 32.4 trillion VND from local budgets, growing 20.1% and 39.8%, respectively.
As a result, the disbursed investment from the State budget during the first two months of 2025 stood at around 73.2 trillion VND, equivalent to 8.5% of the annual plan and a year-on-year increase of 21.7%.
Specifically, 10.2 trillion VND was disbursed by central agencies, equal to 7.8% of the annual plan and up 8.6% from the same period last year. Ministries seeing big disbursed capital include the Ministry of Transport (5.9 trillion VND), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (1.5 trillion VND), and the Ministry of Health (329.3 billion VND).
Meanwhile, nearly 63 million VND was disbursed by localities, equal to 8.6% of the annual plan and up 24.2% compared to the same period last year.
Notably, foreign direct investment (FDI) disbused in Vietnam during the first two months of this year was estimated at 2.95 billion USD, a 5.4% increase compared to the same period last year. This is the highest level of disbused FDI in the first two months in the last five years.
Additionally, the total registered foreign investment in Vietnam during the first two months reached nearly 6.90 billion USD, marking a 35.5% year-on-year increase. This includes a total newly-registered capital of 2.19 billion USD in 516 projects, an increased capital of 4.18 billion USD in 256 projects. In addion, the registered capital for contributions and share purchases by foreign investors involved 553 transactions with a total contribution value of 529.8 million USD, an increase of 88.8% compared to the same period last year.
Among the 44 countries and territories with new investment projects licensed in Vietnam in the reviewed period, China was the largest investor with a total investment of 679.8 million USD, accounting for 31.0% of the total newly registered capital.
Meanwhile, in the first two months of 2025, Vietnam had 30 new projects granted investment certificates in other countries and territories with a total capital of 233.6 million USD, 9.4 times higher than the same period last year. The country also had five projects adjusted capital with an increased capital of 5.4 million USD, 24.3 times higher.
Overall, Vietnam's total investment abroad reached nearly 239 million USD, 9.5 times higher than the same period last year. Its key investment sectors include electricity, gas, hot water, steam, and air conditioning production and distribution (111.2 million USD), processing and manufacturing industry (65.6 million USD), and mining (41 million USD).
Vietnam poured investment into 22 countries and territories with Laos being the biggest capital recipient with an investment of 139.7 million USD, accounting for 58.4% of the total investment./.
