Registered FDI capital down, disbursed capital up
VOV.VN - Statistics recently unveiled by the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) show registered FDI capital into the Vietnamese economy has fallen slightly while disbursed FDI capital has surged considerably this year.
Vietnam attracted nearly US$27.72 billion in FDI this year, equivalent to 89% of last year’s figure, said the FIA.
The influence of global political conflicts, high inflationary pressure and supply chain disruptions are putting significant downward pressure on global investment flows in 2022, negatively affecting investment flows abroad of major economies, especially investment partners of Vietnam, said Do Nhat Hoang, director of the FIA.
Despite a slight decrease, many foreign businesses decided to expand operations in Vietnam, especially in the fields of manufacturing high-tech and electronic products. Among them, Samsung Electro-mechanics Vietnam based in Thai Nguyen province registered to increase capital twice, US$920 million and US$267 million, while Samsung Electronics in Ho Chi Minh City decided to raise capital by an additional US$841 million.
Meanwhile, the disbursed FDI capital rose 13.5% year on year to nearly US$22.4 billion – a positive sign that indicates businesses are gradually recovering, maintaining and expanding production after the pandemic.
Overall, there are 108 countries and territories pouring investment into Vietnam this year, said the FIA.
Singapore took the lead, injecting nearly US$6.46 billion, down 39.7% compared to 2021. It was followed by the Republic of Korea (US$4.88 billion, down 1.5%), and Japan (US$4.78 billion, up 22.7%).
Foreign businesses invested in 19 out of 21 national economic sectors, with processing and manufacturing leading the way with a total investment of more than US$16.8 billion.