FDI disbursement in January-July period reaches five-year high
VGP – Disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) between January and July reached five-year high of US$13.6 billion, an increase of 8.4 percent against the same period last year.
Of the above total, the disbursed volume of FDI in the processing and manufacturing sector accounts for 81.6 percent, or US$11.1 billion, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported Wednesday.
Meanwhile, total FDI inflows into Viet Nam rose by 27.3 percent on year to US$24.09 billion in the reviewed period.
Processing and manufacturing sector took the lead with US$5.61 billion, making up 55.9 percent of the total FDI inflows, followed by real estate with US$2.36 billion.
Top five foreign investors included Singapore (US$2.84 billion, accounting for 28.3 percent of the total FDI inflows), China (US$2.27 billion, 22.6 percent), Sweden (US$1 billion, 10 percent), Japan (US$865.8 million, 8.6 percent), Taiwan (US$735 million, 7.3 percent), Hong Kong (US$721.2 million, 7.2 percent).
In 2024, FDI inflows to the Southeast Asian nation were estimated at about US$38.23 billion while FDI disbursement reached all-time high of US$25.35 billion./.
