More than 128,000 new enterprises set up in eight months
VOV.VN - Vietnam saw 128,200 new enterprises registered with total capital of VND1,254.5 trillion in the first eight months of 2025, marking a 15.7% increase in the number of businesses and a 26.1% rise in capital compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The added capital poured into the economy surged, giving a boost in both the quantity and quality of investment.
In August alone, more than 20,500 enterprises were newly established, showing a sharp rise from the previous month. Nearly 12,400 businesses resumed operations during the month, while a notable number of enterprises temporarily suspended or ceased operations, and several thousand completed dissolution procedures.
Overall, in the first eight months, combining newly established and reactivated businesses, Vietnam witnessed more than 209,000 enterprises entering the market, averaging over 26,000 per month. Meanwhile, on average 20,100 enterprises withdrew from the market each month. The data underscores the dynamic entrepreneurial activity and ongoing restructuring within Vietnam’s enterprise sector.
Over 79,000 new enterprises established in January-July
About 79,300 new enterprises were founded with an average registered capital of 12.6 billion VND (543,700 USD) each in the first seven months of 2019.
