Ho Chi Minh City attracted  $1.425 billion worth of registered FDI capital in the first quarter of 2025, marking a significant increase of 78.2% year-on-year, figures from the city’s Statistics Office show.

The city granted investment license for 333 new FDI projects during the period with total registered capital of $421.8 million, up 14% in numbers of projects and 265.2% in registered capital compared to the same period last year.

Singapore is the biggest investor with 50 projects worth $319.7 million, accounting for 75.8% of the total capital of new projects.

By the end of March, there were 13,856 active FDI projects in the city with a combined registered capital of over $59.44 billion.

HCM City targets to attract $7 billion in FDI this year.

In order to prepare for new investment wave, the city has built a list of 84 projects calling for investors in the 2024-2025 period with an estimated total investment capital of VND296 trillion ($11.34 billion). Priorities are given to the fields of infrastructure, healthcare, education, logistics, urban development and high-tech industry.