Total registered Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Vietnam as of May 31, 2026, reached $24.81 billion, representing a 34.9% increase over the same period last year, according to data released by the National Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance).
Of this total, new investment projects accounted for 1,576 licensed projects with a total registered capital of $14.84 billion. This marks a 1.7% increase in the number of projects and a 2.1-fold increase in registered capital compared to the same period last year.
Notably, realized FDI in Vietnam during the first five months of 2026 is estimated at $9.75 billion, up 9.6% year-on-year. This remains the highest volume of realized FDI for the Jan-May period in the past five years.
In terms of sector distribution for realized capital: manufacturing and processing led with $8.06 billion (accounting for 82.7% of total realized FDI); real estate activities followed with $716.5 million (7.3%); and electricity, gas, hot water, steam, and air conditioning production and distribution reached $356.6 million (3.7%).
Among the 58 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam during this period, Singapore was the largest investor with $6.8 billion (45.9% of total newly registered capital). South Korea ranked second with $4.22 billion (28.4%), followed by China with $1.79 billion (12.1%), Japan with $712.6 million (4.8%), Hong Kong (China) with $397.3 million (2.7%), and the Netherlands with $380.3 million (2.6%).
Regarding Vietnam's outward investment, the first five months of 2026 saw 85 projects granted new investment certificates with a total Vietnamese investment of $760.8 million, a 2.8-fold increase over the same period last year. Additionally, 10 projects saw capital adjustments, with an increased capital of $33.8 million, a decrease of 18.7%.
Vietnamese enterprises invested in 33 countries and territories during this period. Laos was the leading destination with $199.5 million (25.1% of total investment), followed by Kyrgyzstan with $149.9 million (18.9%), the United Kingdom with $82.8 million (10.4%), Kazakhstan with $36 million (4.5%), and Cambodia with $32.9 million (4.1%).
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