Viet Nam’s 10-month FDI inflows reach over US$54 billion
VGP - Foreign direct investment inflows into Viet Nam reached a 17-year high of US$54.85 billion as of October 31, 2026, the National Statistics Office has reported.
Viet Nam's FDI inflows in the first ten months by year (Unit: US$ billion)
Of the above figure, Viet Nam licensed 3,478 new projects with total registered capital of US$30.73 billion, up 2.2 times year-on-year in capital volume.
The processing and manufacturing sector made up the largest share, with US$14.61 billion, accounting for 47.5 percent of the total, followed by transportation and warehousing with US$5.15 billion (16.7 percent).
Meanwhile, foreign investors poured additional US$ 16.13 billion in 1,079 existing projects, up 33.2 percent in investment capital from the same period last year.
Foreign investors also conducted 2,616 transactions involving capital contributions and share purchases worth a combined US$7.99 billion, up 49.6 percent year-on-year.
Among 80 countries and territories with newly licensed projects in Viet Nam during the reviewed period, Singapore took the lead, with US$9.52 billion, accounting for 31 percent of the newly registered capital. South Korea ranked second with US$5.81 billion (18.9 percent), followed by Luxembourg with US$4.99 billion (16.2 percent), Hong Kong with US$3.57 billion (11.6 percent) and China with US$2.77 billion (9 percent).
Disbursed FDI also maintained positive momentum, reaching an estimated US$24.08 billion in the first 10 months, up 13.1 percent year-on-year.
The processing and manufacturing sector made up US$19.96 billion, or 82.9 percent, of the disbursed capital, followed by real estate business with US$1.76 billion (7.3 percent) and electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning production and supply with US$785.2 million (3.3 percent), according to the National Statistics Office./.