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| A worker checks electronic components at a factory of the RoK-invested MCNEX VINA Co. Ltd in the Phuc Son Industrial Park, Ninh Binh province __Photo: VNA |
Vietnam attracted USD 24.81 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first five months of 2026, up 34.9 per cent year-on-year, the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance reported on June 3.
The figure includes newly registered capital, additional capital injected into existing projects, and foreign investors’ capital contributions and share purchases.
As of May 31, Vietnam had licensed 1,576 new FDI projects with a combined registered capital of USD 14.84 billion, rising 1.7 per cent in project number and 2.1-fold in value compared to the same period last year.
The processing and manufacturing sector remained the largest recipient of new projects, drawing USD 9.64 billion, or 65 per cent of the registered capital. The value reached USD 2.45 billion in the production and distribution of electricity, gas, water, and air conditioners, equivalent to 16.5 per cent; and USD 2.75 billion in the remaining sectors, 18.5 per cent.
Among 58 countries and territories with newly licensed investments in Vietnam, Singapore was the largest with USD 6.8 billion, accounting for 45.9 per cent of the total, followed by the Republic of Korea with USD 4.22 billion (27.4 per cent) and China with USD 1.79 billion (12.1 per cent).
Meanwhile, 415 existing projects registered an additional USD 5.78 billion in capital, down 32.1 per cent from a year earlier.
Combining capital channelled into new and existing projects, the value amounted to USD 14.52 billion in the manufacturing and processing industry, representing 70.4 per cent. About USD 2.45 billion, 11.9 per cent, was registered for the production and distribution of electricity, gas, water, and air conditioners. The remainders attracted USD 3.65 billion, or 17.7 per cent.
During the reviewed period, foreign investors contributed USD 4.19 billion through share purchases and capital contributions, up 46.7 per cent from a year earlier. That includes USD 1.9 billion invested in wholesale and retail, along with automobile and motorcycle repair, equivalent to 45.4 per cent; USD 1.16 billion in specialised and sci-tech activities, 27.7 per cent; and USD 1.13 billion in the remainders, 26.9 per cent.
Notably, disbursed FDI reached an estimated USD 9.75 billion in the January–May period, up 9.6 per cent year-on-year and also the highest five-month figure recorded in the past five years. Of the total, USD 8.06 billion, or 82.7 per cent, was disbursed in processing and manufacturing; USD 716.5 million, or 7.3 per cent, in real estate; and USD 356.6 million, 3.7 per cent, in the production and distribution of electricity, fuel gas, water, steam, and air conditioners, according to the office.- (VNA/VLLF)
