Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam has surpassed $13 billion, setting a five-year record

Total registered FDI capital in Vietnam in the first six months of 2026 reached US$34.65 billion, a 61% increase compared to the same period last year, while disbursed capital reached US$13.03 billion - the highest level for the first half of the year in the past five years.

On the morning of July 3rd, the General Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance) announced socio-economic data for the second quarter and the first six months of 2026. Accordingly, the total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam as of June 30th reached US$34.65 billion, an increase of 61% compared to the same period in 2025.

Of that, newly registered capital reached US$17.39 billion with 2,013 licensed projects, an increase of 1.3% in the number of projects and an 87.2% increase in registered capital compared to the same period last year.

By sector, the manufacturing industry continued to lead in attracting new FDI capital with $10.76 billion, accounting for 61.9% of the total newly registered capital. This was followed by the electricity, gas, water and air conditioning production and distribution sector with $3.08 billion, accounting for 17.7%; the remaining sectors reached $3.55 billion, or 20.4%.

Regarding investment partners, among the 63 countries and territories with newly registered FDI projects in Vietnam in the first half of the year, Singapore was the largest investor with US$7.31 billion, accounting for 42.1% of the total newly registered capital. South Korea ranked second with US$5.45 billion (31.4%), followed by Japan with US$1.2 billion (6.9%), China with US$977 million (5.6%), Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) with US$665.6 million (3.8%), and the Netherlands with US$420.4 million (2.4%).

In addition, 541 projects that had been licensed in previous years registered for capital increase adjustments with a total value of US$11.04 billion, a 23.5% increase compared to the same period.

Including both newly registered and adjusted capital, the manufacturing and processing industry continued to attract the most FDI with $17.91 billion, accounting for 63% of the total newly registered and increased capital. The real estate business sector reached $5.1 billion, accounting for 17.9%, while the remaining sectors accounted for $5.42 billion, or 19.1%.

Regarding capital contribution and share purchase activities, foreign investors conducted 1,446 transactions with a total value of US$6.22 billion, an increase of 89.5% compared to the same period last year. Of these, 413 transactions involved capital contributions and share purchases that increased the registered capital of enterprises, valued at US$2.15 billion; and 1,033 transactions involved the acquisition of domestic shares that did not increase registered capital, valued at US$4.07 billion.

By sector, the largest amount of capital contributions and share purchases were concentrated in professional, scientific, and technological activities with $2.64 billion, accounting for 42.4% of the total value. This was followed by the wholesale, retail, and repair of automobiles, motorcycles, and scooters sector with $1.94 billion, accounting for 31.1%; the remaining sectors accounted for $1.65 billion, or 26.5%.

On the disbursement side, realized FDI capital in Vietnam in the first six months of 2026 is estimated at US$13.03 billion, an increase of 11.2% compared to the same period last year. This is the highest disbursement level for the first six months of the year in the last five years.

Of the total realized FDI capital, the processing and manufacturing industry accounted for the largest share with US$10.76 billion, equivalent to 82.6%. The real estate business sector reached US$965.2 million, accounting for 7.4%; and the production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning reached US$479.2 million, accounting for 3.7%.

Conversely, in the first six months of 2026, Vietnamese businesses invested abroad in 33 countries and territories. Laos was the largest destination with $324.7 million, accounting for 26.9% of total outbound investment; followed by Cambodia with $258.6 million (21.4%), Kyrgyzstan with $149.9 million (12.4%), the UK with $82.8 million (6.8%), Singapore with $72.5 million (6%), Kazakhstan with $36 million (3%), and the US with $32.2 million (2.7%).

Source: Nguoi đua tin.