FDI disbursement reached an estimated $27.62 billion, the highest level recorded over the past five years.

Vietnam attracted $38.42 billion of Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI) capital in 2025, surging 0.5% year-on-year, according to the National Statistics
Office (NSO).

Notably, FDI disbursement reached an estimated $27.62
billion, a year-on-year increase of 9% and the highest level recorded over the
past five years.

Some 4,054 new FDI projects were licensed, with total
registered capital of $17.32 billion, up 20.1% year-on-year in number but
dropping 12.2% in value.

Among sectors, the manufacturing and processing industry
attracted the largest share of new FDI, with $9.8 billion, accounting for 56.5%
of the total newly registered capital. It was followed by the real estate sector with
$3.67 billion, or 21.2%, while the remaining sectors together accounted for $3.85
billion, or 22.2%.

Among the 90 countries and territories with newly licensed
projects in Vietnam in 2025, Singapore emerged as the largest investor, with $4.84
billion, representing 27.9% of newly registered capital. China ranked second
with $3.64 billion (21%), followed by Hong Kong (China) with $1.73 billion (10%),
Japan with $1.62 billion (9.4%), Sweden with $1 billion (5.8%), Taiwan (China)
with $965.8 million (5.6%), and the Republic of Korea with $895.9 million
(5.2%).

VnEconomy-Ngân Hà