Vietnam Sees 48.6% Surge in FDI Capital in January 2025
Socio-economic data recently announced by the General Statistics Office (Ministry of Planning and Investment) on the morning of February 6 showed that in January 2025, the total registered FDI capital invested in Vietnam, including newly registered capital, adjusted registered capital and capital contribution and share purchase value of foreign investors reached 4.33 billion USD, up 48.6% over the same period last year.
FDI capital realized in Vietnam in January 2025 is estimated at 1.51 billion USD, up 2.0% over the same period in 2024. In particular, the processing and manufacturing industry is still the dominant sector in terms of FDI capital attracted and disbursed in January 2025.
Of the total 4.33 billion USD of FDI registered in Vietnam in the first month of 2025, 282 newly registered FDI projects were licensed with a registered capital of 1.29 billion USD. Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry was the largest newly licensed foreign direct investment sector with a registered capital of 869.7 million USD, accounting for 67.6% of the total newly registered capital; real estate business activities reached 248.5 million USD, accounting for 19.3%; the remaining industries reached 168.7 million USD, accounting for 13.1%.
Of the 33 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam in January 2025, China was the largest investor with 380.3 million USD, accounting for 29.5% of the total newly registered capital; followed by Singapore with 372.3 million USD, accounting for 28.9%; Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) with 103.6 million USD, accounting for 8.1%; the United States with 98.4 million USD, accounting for 7.6%; Japan with 52.1 million USD, accounting for 4.1%.
