Viet Nam’s overseas investments total nearly US$829 million

VGP – Viet Nam’s overseas investments in 2021 totaled US$828.7 million, down 1.6 times from the previous year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

December 30, 2021 2:10 PM GMT+7

The above figure includes US$409 million for newly-licensed projects and the rest were added to the existing 22 projects, said the agency.

Vietnamese investors poured capital in 15 economic sectors in 26 countries and territories, in which science and technology took the lead with US$420.8 million, followed by retail sales with US$160.9 million.

Among 26 overseas investment destinations, the U.S. ranked first with US$307.3 million, followed by Singapore with US$141.7 million, Cambodia with US$89.4 million, Israel with US$71.6 million, Canada with US$57.6 million, Laos with US$48.6 million, and Germany with US$33.5 million.

As of December 20, 2021, Viet Nam’s accumulative investment capital reached US$20.9 billion./.

By Thuy Dung