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| Mytel, a telecommunications network in Myanmar, is one of the successful projects of Vietnamese businesses abroad __Photo: diendandoanhnghiep.vn |
Vietnam’s outbound investment reached 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.
The sum included US$ 691.1 million committed to 74 new projects, up 2.6 times from a year earlier, and an additional US$ 22.8 million in capital increases across four existing projects.
The production and distribution of electricity, fuel gas, hot water, steam and air conditioners led outbound investment with US$ 163.8 million, accounting for 22.9 per cent of the total, followed by construction with US$ 153 million (21.4 per cent) and transportation and warehousing with US$ 149.2 million (20.9 per cent).
Vietnamese firms invested in 32 countries and territories during the reviewed period. Laos was the largest recipient, receiving US$ 198 million, or 27.7 per cent of the total, followed by Kyrgyzstan with nearly US$ 149.9 million (21 per cent), the UK with US$ 82.8 million (11.6 per cent) and Kazakhstan with VND 36 million (5 per cent).
Meanwhile, Vietnam continued to be an attractive destination for global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows.
Total registered FDI in Vietnam reached US$18.24 billion during the first four months of 2026, up 32 per cent year-on-year.
Notably, the disbursed FDI was estimated at US$ 7.4 billion, up 9.8 per cent from the same period last year and marking the highest four-month disbursement level over the past five years.
Among the 53 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam during the period, Singapore remained the largest investor with US$ 6.05 billion, accounting for 49.8 per cent of the total newly registered capital.
The Republic of Korea came second with US$ 4.08 billion or 33.6 per cent, followed by China with US$ 524.1 million or 4.3 per cent, Japan with US$ 462 million or 3.8 per cent, Hong Kong (China) with US$ 329.2 million or 2.7 percent, and the Netherlands with US$ 318.5 million or 2.6 per cent.
Nguyen Duc Hien, Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Policies and Strategies, said Vietnam’s FDI attraction trend has maintained positive momentum. The sharp increase in newly registered FDI capital reflected international investors' growing confidence in Vietnam’s investment and business environment.- (VNA/VLLF)
