Export processing and industrial zones (IZs) in Ho Chi Minh City have attracted investment worth $2.86 billion during the 2020–2025 period, the Vietnam News Agency quoted data from the HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) as reporting..

Of the total, foreign investment has exceeded $935.3 million, including 75 newly licensed projects with total investment capital of over $334.3 million.

Domestic investment reached over VND45.43 trillion (roughly $1.9 billion), including 202 new projects worth VND37.89 trillion ($1.44 billion).

Under the city's development master plan for 2021–2030, with a vision to 2050, the current 23 export processing and industrial zones covering 5,900 ha will be maintained. An additional 2,465 ha is earmarked for 10 new IZs, bringing the total area to 8,369 ha across 33 zones.