Export processing zones and industrial parks in Ho Chi Minh City have attracted more than $3.8 billion in investment so far this year, according to a report from the Vietnam News Agency.

Foreign capital accounted for $2.4 billion, including 133 newly licensed projects worth over $1 billion and 106 existing projects with additional capital totaling $1.33 billion, according to the HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA).

Domestic investment reached $1.4 billion, comprising 74 new projects worth more than $1.1 billion and 35 expansions adding $298.5 million.

The city’s export processing zones and industrial parks currently host over 5,700 active projects, with total registered capital exceeding $74.8 billion. Foreign investors account for $56 billion of that sum, spread across more than 3,500 projects.