Viet Nam’s outbound investment rose 2.3 times in 4M
VGP - Viet Nam’s outbound investment valued US$713.9 million in the first four months of 2026, a 2.3-fold rise from the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Finance.
Viet Nam’s outbound investment valued US$713.9 million in the first four months of 2026
The total outbound volume included US$691.1 million pledged for 74 newly licensed projects, representing a 2.6-fold increase compared to the same period last year, along with US$22.8 million added to four existing projects through capital expansion.
The electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air-conditioning production and distribution were the top outbound investment sectors with total registered capital of US$163.8 million or 22.9 percent of the total. Construction ranked second with US$153 million (21.4 percent), followed by transportation and warehousing with US$149.2 million (20.9 percent).
Vietnamese investors expanded investments into 32 countries and territories during the period. Laos remained the top destination with US$198 million, accounting for 27.7 percent of total outbound investment. Kyrgyzstan followed with nearly US$149.9 million (21 percent), while the UK received US$82.8 million (11.6 percent) and Kazakhstan attracted US$36 million (5 percent).
At the same time, Viet Nam continued to strengthen its appeal as a destination for foreign direct investment (FDI).
Total registered FDI inflows into Viet Nam reached US$18.24 billion in the first four months of 2026, marking a year-on-year increase of 32 percent.
Earlier, Viet Nam’s outbound investment rose strongly in 2025, with total overseas investment capital reaching more than US$1.36 billion, up 88.7 percent year-on-year./.
