Nine-month outbound investment exceeds US$2.7 billion
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s total overseas direct investment exceeded US$2.7 billion in the nine months through September 2026, encompassing 121 newly registered projects and 32 capital adjustments.
According to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Finance, Vietnamese capital spanned 15 sectors abroad during the period. Transport and warehousing led all fields with over US$602 million in registered capital, accounting for 21.7% of the total.
Electricity, gas, and steam production and distribution ranked second with over US$585.8 million (21.1%), followed by agriculture, forestry, and fisheries with over US$516.6 million (18.6%).
A total of 36 countries and territories received Vietnamese capital during the nine-month span. Laos emerged as the largest recipient, drawing over US$669 million (24.1% of the total), trailed by Cambodia with more than US$486.5 million (17.5%) and India with over US$357.1 million (12.9%).
Cumulative data through September 2026 shows Vietnam has 2,086 active overseas investment projects with total capital surpassing US$26.5 billion.
Covering 18 out of 22 economic sectors, the country’s cumulative outbound capital is heavily concentrated in mining, accounting for over US$7 billion, or 27% of the total. Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries follow with US$3.9 billion (15%), while information and communications technology stands at US$2.9 billion (11%).
In terms of recipient country, Vietnam has invested in 88 countries and territories to date, with Laos leading all recipients at over US$7 billion (26.6% of the total), followed by Cambodia with US$3.3 billion (12.7%) and Venezuela with US$1.8 billion (6.9%).
Vietnam’s overseas investment rises 2.3-fold in first two months
Vietnam’s investment abroad in the first two months of 2026 increased 2.3 times year on year, according to data from the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Finance.
