Ho Chi Minh City attracted nearly $1.78 billion worth of registered FDI in the first five months of 2025, marking a significant increase of 87.5% compared to the same period last year, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

Reporting about the southern metropolis’s socio-economic situation in the five-month period at a meeting held on June 3, Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc noted that the city recorded positive growth in many areas.

Regarding export activities, the city posted total export revenue of $20.36 billion in the five-month period, up 16.1% year-on-year. Meanwhile, import value is estimated at $25.98 billion, rising 14.8%.

Total retail sales of consumer goods and services reached over VND544.4 trillion ($20.85 billion), a year-on-year increase of 16.8%.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in the period rose 8.2% year-on-year.