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 US$4.4 billion. This represented 96.4% of the same period last year (US$4.57 billion) and 117.96% of the 2025 annual target (US$3.73 billion). 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 US$2.68 billion, equivalent to 84.93% of last year’s figure (US$3.16 billion). Of this, 147 new projects registered US$1.1 billion, while 121 existing projects increased capital by US$1.58 billion, equal to 162.88% of the same period last year.

Domestic investment rose to more than VND43.3 trillion (around US$1.72 billion), or 122.14% of the year-on-year figure. This included 78 new projects worth VND30 trillion (US$1.19 billion) and 43 capital adjustments totalling over VND13.3 trillion (US$521 million).

Ba Ria–Vung Tau led the three regions of HCM City with US$2.47 billion 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 US$1.5 billion, while domestic investment was valued at more than VND24.7 trillion (US$975 million).

Binh Duong followed with US$1.54 billion in total investment, 1.4 times higher than the same period last year. FDI accounted for US$1.13 billion, while domestic investment surged to more than VND10.5 trillion (US$413 million), nearly 7.7 times higher than the previous year.

Former HCM City attracted US$393.2 million, equivalent to 65% of its 2025 plan (US$600 million) and up 13% year-on-year. Leased land covered 15.46 hectares, with factory rentals totalling 116.91 square metres. FDI reached just US$61.48 million, or 29% of last year’s figure, while domestic investment more than doubled to over VND8.1 trillion (US$332 million).

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

HEPZA aims to lure US$500 million in investment this year

The Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) aims to attract US$500 million worth of investment in 2022.