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Vietnam continued to strongly attract FDI over the past 10 months. Total registered capital reached US$31.52 billion, marking a 15.6% increase compared to the same period last year. Notably, disbursed capital was estimated at US$21.3 billion, the highest level recorded in the last 5 years.

According to the General Statistics Office (GSO) and the Ministry of Finance, total registered FDI in Vietnam as of October 31 reached US$31.52 billion, up 15.6% year-on-year.

Specifically, newly registered capital involved 3,321 licensed projects, totaling US$14.07 billion. This represents a 21.1% increase in the number of projects but a 7.6% decrease in registered capital year-on-year.

Manufacturing and processing attracted the largest share of newly licensed FDI, accounting for US$7.97 billion, or 56.7% of the total newly registered capital. Real estate business activity reached US$2.75 billion, or 19.5%. Remaining sectors accounted for US$3.35 billion, or 23.8%.

Among the 87 countries and territories with newly licensed projects in Vietnam, Singapore was the largest investor with US$3.76 billion, accounting for 26.7% of the total newly registered capital. China followed with US$3.21 billion (22.8%), Hong Kong (China) with US$1.38 billion (9.8%), Japan with US$1.17 billion (8.3%), Sweden with US$1.0 billion (7.1%), Taiwan with US$901.2 million (6.4%), and South Korea with US$627.0 million (4.5%).

Additionally, adjusted registered capital saw 1,206 existing licensed projects increase their investment by an additional US$12.11 billion, representing a 45.0% increase year-on-year.

When combining newly registered and adjusted capital, total registered FDI into the manufacturing and processing industry reached US$16.37 billion, accounting for 62.5% of the total capital. Real estate business activity reached US$5.32 billion (20.3%), and the remaining sectors totaled US$4.49 billion (17.2%).

Foreign investors’ capital contributions and share purchases reached 2,918 transactions with a total value of US$5.34 billion, an increase of 45.1% year-on-year. In this form of investment, capital flowed into manufacturing and processing at US$1.86 billion (34.9% of the total contributed capital); professional, scientific, and technological activities at US$1.11 billion (20.8%); and remaining sectors at US$2.37 billion (44.3%).

Significantly, disbursed FDI in Vietnam as of October 31 was estimated at US$21.3 billion, an 8.8% increase year-on-year. This marks the highest amount of disbursed FDI recorded for a 10-month period in the last 5 years.

Of the total disbursed capital, manufacturing and processing accounted for US$17.68 billion, representing 83%. Real estate business activity reached US$1.5 billion (7.0%), and the production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam, and air conditioning reached US$671.9 million (3.2%).