According to a report released on February 5 by the Foreign Investment Agency, under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam attracted more than $4.33 billion in total registered FDI capital in January. Meanwhile, the total amount of FDI disbursement reached over $1.5 billion, up 2% compared to the same period last year

The registered FDI capital includes new investment, capital adjustments, and share purchases, representing a 48.6 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024. Notably, this is the highest growth rate recorded for January since 2021, despite the month including seven public holiday days.

In detail, the month saw 282 new investment projects (down 6.6 per cent year-on-year), with total newly registered capital of nearly $1.29 billion (down 43.6 per cent). Meanwhile, 137 projects had capital adjustments (up 4.6 per cent), with an additional capital of nearly $2.73 billion (6.1 times higher than the same period last year). Foreign investors also conducted 260 share purchase transactions (down 12.2 per cent), with total capital contributions reaching approximately $322.9 million (up 70.4 per cent).

Foreign investors poured capital into 16 out of 21 economic sectors. The manufacturing and processing industry led the way with over $3.09 billion, accounting for 71.3 per cent of the total and reflecting a 99.1 per cent increase year-on-year. Real estate ranked second with nearly $1.09 billion, making up 23.5 per cent of the total, but decreasing by 6.4 per cent compared to January 2024. Other notable sectors included professional, scientific, and technological activities ($98.8 million) and water supply and waste treatment ($73.8 million).

Investors from 55 countries and territories contributed to Vietnam’s FDI in January. The top five are South Korea, Singapore, Japan, China, and Hong Kong (China), accounting for 73.4 per cent of new projects and 86.5 per cent of the total registered capital in the month.

South Korea led with over $1.25 billion (28.9 per cent of the total), a 13.4-fold increase from the previous year. Singapore followed closely with over $1.24 billion (28.7 per cent of the total), marking a 1.1 per cent year-on-year increase.

Regarding project numbers, China led in new investment projects (30.1 per cent), while South Korea topped capital adjustment cases (19 per cent) and share purchase transactions (25.4 per cent).

Cumulatively, as of the end of January 2025, Vietnam had 42,272 active FDI projects with a total registered capital of $505.4 billion. The accumulated realized capital from FDI projects reached over $324 billion, equivalent to 64.1 per cent of the total registered capital.