The figure represents an 8.8% increase from the same period last year, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO).
The manufacturing and processing sector continued to dominate, with $17.68 billion, or 83% of the total disbursement. It was followed by real estate with $1.5 billion (7%), and electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioner production and distribution with $671.9 million (3.2%).
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Electric motorbike manufacturing in a factory of Honda Vietnam in Vinh Phuc Province, March 2025. Photo by Nguyen Linh |
During January–October, total registered FDI, including newly registered capital, additional capital, and capital contributions or share purchases by foreign investors, reached $31.52 billion as of October 31, up 15.6% year-on-year.
Of the total sum, 3,321 new projects were licensed with $14.07 billion in newly registered capital, up 21.1% in project number but down 7.6% in value year-on-year. The manufacturing and processing industry made up the largest share with $7.97 billion (56.7%), followed by real estate ($2.75 billion, 19.5%) and other sectors ($3.35 billion, 23.8%).
Meanwhile, 1,206 existing projects registered additional investment worth $12.11 billion, marking a robust 45% increase over the same period last year.
Combining new and additional registered capital, investment in the manufacturing and processing sector totalled $16.37 billion (62.5%), while real estate received $5.32 billion (20.3%), and the remainders $4.49 billion (17.2%).
Capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors reached $5.34 billion, up 45.1% year-on-year, across 2,918 transactions. Of this, $1.86 billion (34.9%) went to manufacturing and processing, $1.11 billion (20.8%) to professional, scientific and technological activities, and $2.37 billion (44.3%) to other sectors.
Among the 87 countries and territories granted new investment licences in Vietnam during the period, Singapore was the largest with $3.76 billion (26.7%), followed by China with $3.21 billion (22.8%), Hong Kong (China) with $1.38 billion (9.8%), and Japan with $1.17 billion (8.3%).
By locality, Bac Ninh province led in attracting new FDI with over $1.7 billion, followed by Ho Chi Minh City (over $1.6 billion) and Hai Phong city (nearly $1.4 billion), according to the NSO.
