Vietnam’s FDI in January reached just over US$2.23 billion. Real estate attracted the most new foreign capital accounting for a little more than half of the total FDI received. It was followed by manufacturing and processing which also had a healthy January recording 63 new projects worth just under US$716 million.
Vietnam FDI January 2024, by industry, type
| New projects, industry | # | US$ 000s |
| Manufacturing and processing industry | 63 | 715913 |
| Producing and distributing electricity, gas, water, and air conditioning | 0 | 0 |
| Real estate business activities | 10 | 1243581 |
| Construction | 2 | 0.64 |
| Wholesale and retail; repair cars, motorbikes, and motorbikes | 74 | 40901 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 0 | 0 |
| Professional, scientific and technological activities | 14 | 2403 |
| Transport and warehouse | 5 | 1404 |
| Information and communication | 13 | 1576 |
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 286 |
| Administrative operations and support services | 3 | 4319 |
| Other service activities | 0 | 0 |
| Education and training | 3 | 92 |
| Water supply and waste treatment | 0 | 0 |
| Health and social assistance activities | 0 | 0 |
| Extractive | 0 | 0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 0 | 0 |
| Financial, banking and insurance activities | 0 | 0 |
| Working as hired labor in households | 0 | 0 |
| Sub-total | 190 | 2,010,476 |
| Additional funding for exiting projects, industry | # | US$ 000s |
| Manufacturing and processing industry | 55 | 19352 |
| Producing and distributing electricity, gas, water, and air conditioning | 0 | 0 |
| Real estate business activities | 3 | 7,319 |
| Construction | 2 | -7,048 |
| Wholesale and retail; repair cars, motorbikes, and motorbikes | 5 | 1,722 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 3 | 33,995 |
| Professional, scientific and technological activities | 3 | 5,847 |
| Transport and warehouse | 0 | 0 |
| Information and communication | 0 | 0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 52 |
| Administrative operations and support services | 0 | 0 |
| Other service activities | 0 | 0 |
| Education and training | 1 | 2 |
| Water supply and waste treatment | 0 | 0 |
| Health and social assistance activities | 0 | 0 |
| Extractive | 0 | 0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 0 | 0 |
| Financial, banking and insurance activities | 0 | 0 |
| Working as hired labor in households | 0 | 0 |
| Sub-total | 75 | 61,241 |
| Capital contributions and share purchases, industry | # | US$ 000s |
| Manufacturing and processing industry | 19 | 1641 |
| Producing and distributing electricity, gas, water, and air conditioning | 2 | 1,484 |
| Real estate business activities | 4 | 2205 |
| Construction | 4 | 1,125 |
| Wholesale and retail; repair cars, motorbikes, and motorbikes | 86 | 11,862 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 1 | 35 |
| Professional, scientific and technological activities | 27 | 56,948 |
| Transport and warehouse | 5 | 366 |
| Information and communication | 10 | 2,223 |
| Accommodation and food services | 9 | 946 |
| Administrative operations and support services | 3 | 69 |
| Other service activities | 1 | 65 |
| Education and training | 1 | 42 |
| Water supply and waste treatment | 1 | 25 |
| Health and social assistance activities | 1 | 41 |
| Extractive | 0 | 0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 0 | 0 |
| Financial, banking and insurance activities | 0 | 0 |
| Working as hired labor in households | 0 | 0 |
| Sub-total | 174 | 201,559 |
| Grand Total | # | US$ 000s |
| FDI projects receiving foreign capital | 439 | 2273275.64 |
Source: Ministry of Planning and Investment