Vietnam’s 10-month FDI inflows post strongest growth since 2009
Total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam reached US$54.85 billion as of October 31, 2026, up 74% year-on-year – the highest level since 2009, the Ministry of Finance’s National Statistics Office reported on November 3.
The figure comprises newly registered capital, additional investment by existing projects, and capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors.
Of the total, 3,478 newly licensed projects registered US$30.73 billion, up 2.2 times year-on-year in capital. The processing and manufacturing sector made up the largest share, with US$14.61 billion, accounting for 47.5% of the total, followed by transportation and warehousing with US$5.15 billion (16.7%).
Meanwhile, 1,079 existing projects registered an additional US$16.13 billion, up 33.2% from a year earlier.
Combined newly registered and additional capital reached US$46.86 billion, of which processing and manufacturing accounted for US$24.19 billion (51.6%), followed by real estate business with US$7.08 billion (15.1%).
Foreign investors also conducted 2,616 transactions involving capital contributions and share purchases worth a combined US$7.99 billion, up 49.6% year-on-year. Of these, US$3.28 billion was spent on increasing the charter capital of domestic enterprises, while the remaining US$4.71 billion involved share acquisitions without increasing charter capital.
Professional, scientific and technological activities attracted the largest amount through these transactions, at US$2.78 billion (34.8%), followed by wholesale and retail trade, and automobile and motorcycle repair with US$2.17 billion (27.1%).
Among 80 countries and territories with newly licensed projects in Vietnam during the period, Singapore was the largest investor, with US$9.52 billion, accounting for 31% of the newly registered capital. The Republic of Korea ranked second with US$5.81 billion (18.9%), followed by Luxembourg with US$4.99 billion (16.2%), Hong Kong (China) with US$3.57 billion (11.6%) and China with US$2.77 billion (9%).
Disbursed FDI also maintained positive momentum, reaching an estimated US$24.08 billion in the first 10 months, up 13.1% year-on-year and the highest level for the same period in five years.
The processing and manufacturing sector made up US$19.96 billion, or 82.9%, of the disbursed capital, followed by real estate business with US$1.76 billion (7.3%) and electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning production and supply with US$785.2 million (3.3%), according to the National Statistics Office.
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