As of November 30, total registered foreign investment in Vietnam (including newly registered capital, adjusted capital, and capital contributions/share purchases) reached $33.69 billion, an increase of 7.4% compared to the same period last year, reported the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.
Regarding the structure of newly registered capital, the past 11 months recorded 3,695 licensed projects with a total registered capital of $15.96 billion. Notably, while total newly registered capital decreased slightly by 8.2% year-on-year, the number of projects surged by 21.7%. This demonstrates that foreign investor interest remains very high, particularly regarding the increase in small and medium-sized projects with high spillover effects.
The processing and manufacturing industry continues to affirm its leading position, acting as the pillar for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) attraction. Specifically, within the total newly registered capital, this sector accounted for $9.17 billion (equivalent to 57.5%). When combining both newly registered and adjusted capital, total investment flowing into processing and manufacturing reached $16.52 billion, accounting for 59.9% of the total capital. This is a positive signal indicating that the quality of FDI inflows is aligning with the industrialization and modernization goals set by Vietnam.
Ranking second was real estate business. This sector attracted $3.14 billion in newly registered capital (accounting for 19.7%). If adjusted capital is included, total investment in real estate reached $5.72 billion, accounting for 20.7%. The remaining sectors accounted for 19.4%, with $5.34 billion.
Regarding investment partners, among the 88 countries and territories with newly licensed projects, Singapore continued to lead with $4.29 billion, accounting for 26.9%. Next was mainland China with $3.40 billion (21.3%), affirming that the supply chain shift trend is still proceeding strongly, which was followed by Hong Kong (China), Japan, and a new bright spot from Europe—Sweden, with $1.0 billion
A bright spot that cannot be overlooked in the FDI picture for the first 11 months of 2025 is the strong surge in adjusted capital. There were 1,318 projects licensed in previous years that registered to increase capital, with a total additional value of $11.62 billion, a 17.0% increase compared to the same period last year. The fact that existing investors are continuously expanding their production and business scale is the clearest testament to their long-term confidence in the macroeconomic stability and growth potential of the Vietnamese market.
Additionally, capital contribution and share purchase activities (M&A) also remained vibrant with 3,225 transactions, reaching a total value of $6.11 billion, up 50.7% over the same period.
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