Vietnam added another 292 foreign direct invested projects to its 2024 tally in November, along with just over US$4.19 billion in additional capital commitments, according to data from Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment. The biggest gains were in manufacturing and processing which added 106 new projects and US$3.13 billion.
Foreign direct investment, November 2024, US$thousands
NP=New Projects, NRC=Newly Registered Capital
| November | October | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | YTD | |||||||
| NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | |
| Total | 292 | 4,119,034 | 251 | 2,475,825 | 954 | 9,598,178 | 894 | 9,048,907 | 644 | 6,136,315 | 3,035 | 31,378,258 |
| Manufacturing and processing industry | 106 | 3,131,946 | 80 | 1,427,532 | 303 | 4,948,710 | 298 | 6,762,627 | 243 | 3,926,523 | 1,030 | 20,197,338 |
| Wholesale and retail; repair cars, and motorbikes | 101 | 368,109 | 97 | 79,507 | 333 | 306,460 | 323 | 388,735 | 216 | 224,845 | 1,070 | 1,367,656 |
| Professional, scientific and technological activities | 26 | 114,721 | 19 | 57,056 | 126 | 394,669 | 98 | 262,246 | 63 | 190,165 | 332 | 1,018,857 |
| Information and communication | 23 | 97,857 | 18 | 18,570 | 70 | 59,348 | 68 | 42,241 | 38 | 30,401 | 217 | 248,417 |
| Transport and warehouse | 15 | (100,333) | 8 | 4,098 | 37 | 176,099 | 27 | 365,192 | 15 | 17,279 | 102 | 462,335 |
| Real estate business activities | 8 | 399,688 | 9 | 846,427 | 18 | 1,908,477 | 19 | 888,269 | 18 | 1,583,264 | 72 | 5,626,126 |
| Accommodation and food services | 4 | 5,515 | 2 | 1,495 | 12 | 38,235 | 9 | 42,162 | 9 | 14,463 | 36 | 101,870 |
| Construction | 3 | 31,074 | 7 | 10,979 | 15 | 543,193 | 16 | 39,296 | 9 | 4,201 | 50 | 628,743 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 2 | 3,121 | 0 | 924 | 5 | 36,233 | 2 | 7,988 | 2 | 46,389 | 11 | 94,655 |
| Administrative operations and support services | 1 | 39,236 | 5 | 18,139 | 15 | 31,242 | 21 | 21,983 | 14 | 40,175 | 56 | 150,775 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 1 | 668 | 1 | 513 | 2 | 5,686 | 1 | 4,707 | 2 | 1,577 | 7 | 13,151 |
| Education and training | 1 | 561 | 3 | 318 | 10 | 14,529 | 8 | 7,167 | 11 | 16,424 | 33 | 38,999 |
| Other service activities | 1 | 1,335 | 1 | 1,119 | 2 | 5,670 | 2 | 158,275 | 0 | 2,535 | 6 | 168,934 |
| Financial, banking and insurance activities | – | 658 | 1 | 8,925 | 2 | 78,483 | 0 | 1,185 | 3 | 32,822 | 6 | 122,072 |
| Health and social assistance activities | – | 55 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 75,901 | 0 | 19,068 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 95,024 |
| Mining | – | – | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2,035 | 0 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,814 |
| Producing and distributing electricity, gas, water, and air conditioning | – | – | 0 | 216 | 1 | 971,211 | 2 | 147,295 | 0 | 1,484 | 3 | 1,120,206 |
| Water supply and waste treatment | – | 24,823 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,997 | 0 | -110,304 | 1 | 3,767 | 1 | -79,714 |
| Working as hired labor in households | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment
October
Vietnam added another 251 foreign direct invested projects to its 2024 tally in October, along with just over US$2.48 billion in additional capital commitments, according to data from Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment. The biggest gains were in manufacturing and processing which added 80 new projects and US$1.43 billion.
Foreign direct investment, October 2024, US$thousands
NP=New Projects, NRC=Newly Registered Capital
| October | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | YTD | ||||||
| Sector | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC |
| Total | 251 | 2,475,825 | 954 | 9,598,178 | 894 | 9,048,907 | 644 | 6,136,315 | 2,743 | 27,259,225 |
| Manufacturing and processing industry | 80 | 1,427,532 | 303 | 4,948,710 | 298 | 6,762,627 | 243 | 3,926,523 | 924 | 17,065,392 |
| Real estate business activities | 9 | 846,427 | 18 | 1,908,477 | 19 | 888,269 | 18 | 1,583,264 | 64 | 5,226,437 |
| Wholesale and retail; repair cars, and motorbikes | 97 | 79,507 | 333 | 306,460 | 323 | 388,735 | 216 | 224,845 | 969 | 999,547 |
| Professional, scientific and technological activities | 19 | 57,056 | 126 | 394,669 | 98 | 262,246 | 63 | 190,165 | 306 | 904,136 |
| Information and communication | 18 | 18,570 | 70 | 59,348 | 68 | 42,241 | 38 | 30,401 | 194 | 150,560 |
| Administrative operations and support services | 5 | 18,139 | 15 | 31,242 | 21 | 21,983 | 14 | 40,175 | 55 | 111,539 |
| Construction | 7 | 10,979 | 15 | 543,193 | 16 | 39,296 | 9 | 4,201 | 47 | 597,669 |
| Financial, banking and insurance activities | 1 | 8,925 | 2 | 78,483 | 0 | 1,185 | 3 | 32,822 | 6 | 121,415 |
| Transport and warehouse | 8 | 4,098 | 37 | 176,099 | 27 | 365,192 | 15 | 17,279 | 87 | 562,668 |
| Accommodation and food services | 2 | 1,495 | 12 | 38,235 | 9 | 42,162 | 9 | 14,463 | 32 | 96,355 |
| Other service activities | 1 | 1,119 | 2 | 5,670 | 2 | 158,275 | 0 | 2,535 | 5 | 167,599 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 0 | 924 | 5 | 36,233 | 2 | 7,988 | 2 | 46,389 | 9 | 91,534 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 1 | 513 | 2 | 5,686 | 1 | 4,707 | 2 | 1,577 | 6 | 12,483 |
| Education and training | 3 | 318 | 10 | 14,529 | 8 | 7,167 | 11 | 16,424 | 32 | 38,438 |
| Producing and distributing electricity, gas, water, and air conditioning | 0 | 216 | 1 | 971,211 | 2 | 147,295 | 0 | 1,484 | 3 | 1,120,206 |
| Extractive | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2,035 | 0 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,814 |
| Water supply and waste treatment | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,997 | 0 | -110,304 | 1 | 3,767 | 1 | -104,537 |
| Working as hired labor in households | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health and social assistance activities | 0 | -1 | 2 | 75,901 | 0 | 19,068 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 94,969 |
Source: Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment
September
Vietnam added another 245 foreign direct invested projects to its 2024 tally in September, along with just over US$4.25 billion in additional capital commitments, according to data from Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment. The biggest gains were in manufacturing and processing which added 73 new projects and US$1.47 billion.
Foreign direct investment, September 2024, 000s
NP=New Projects, NRC=Newly Registered Capital
| September | August | July | June | YTD | ||||||
| Sector | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC |
| Total | 245 | 4,258,920 | 431 | 2,523,420 | 278 | 2,815,838 | 311 | 4,113,382 | 2,492 | 24,783,400 |
| Manufacturing and processing industry | 73 | 1,472,470 | 134 | 1,511,150 | 96 | 1,965,090 | 100 | 3,255,630 | 844 | 15,637,860 |
| Real estate business activities | 2 | 1,018,640 | 11 | 490,000 | 5 | 399,837 | 6 | 494,583 | 55 | 4,380,010 |
| Producing and distributing electricity, gas, water, and air conditioning | 1 | 924,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46,761 | 0 | 19,609 | 3 | 1,119,990 |
| Construction | 6 | 517,550 | 7 | 10,440 | 2 | 15,203 | 6 | 25,477 | 40 | 586,690 |
| Professional, scientific and technological activities | 38 | 85,170 | 56 | 271,310 | 32 | 38,189 | 33 | 138,021 | 287 | 847,080 |
| Wholesale and retail; repair cars, motorbikes, and motorbikes | 81 | 75,120 | 156 | 104,430 | 96 | 126,910 | 127 | 99,360 | 872 | 920,040 |
| Transport and warehouse | 11 | 68,280 | 11 | 6,870 | 15 | 100,949 | 11 | 40,301 | 79 | 558,570 |
| Information and communication | 22 | 26,710 | 29 | 8,080 | 19 | 24,558 | 14 | 5,642 | 176 | 131,990 |
| Administrative operations and support services | 4 | 26,010 | 9 | 3,070 | 2 | 2,162 | 7 | 12,048 | 50 | 93,400 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 1 | 17,050 | 4 | 18,830 | 0 | 353 | 1 | 247 | 9 | 90,610 |
| Accommodation and food services | 0 | 11,440 | 7 | 7,570 | 5 | 19,225 | 1 | 4,905 | 30 | 94,860 |
| Education and training | 4 | 8,020 | 3 | 490 | 3 | 6,019 | 2 | 1,431 | 29 | 38,120 |
| Financial, banking and insurance activities | 1 | 4,210 | 1 | 5,750 | 0 | 68,523 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 112,490 |
| Other service activities | 1 | 2,440 | 0 | 3,010 | 1 | 220 | 2 | 280 | 4 | 166,480 |
| Water supply and waste treatment | 0 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 997 | 0 | 3 | 1 | (104,540) |
| Health and social assistance activities | 0 | 360 | 2 | 75,440 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 10,419 | 2 | 94,970 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,940 | 2 | 746 | 1 | 4,654 | 5 | 11,970 |
| Extractive | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,040 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 775 | 1 | 2,810 |
| Working as hired labor in households | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Ministry of Planning and Investment
August
Vietnam added another 431 foreign direct invested projects to its 2024 tally in August, along with just over US$2.5 billion in additional capital commitments, according to data from Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment. The biggest gains were in manufacturing and processing which added 134 new projects and US$1.51 billion.
Foreign direct investment, August 2024, 000s
NP=New Projects, NRC=Newly Registered Capital
| August | YTD | |||
| Sector | NP | NRC | NP | NRC |
| Manufacturing and processing industry | 134 | 1,511,150 | 771 | 14,165,390 |
| Real estate business activities | 11 | 490,000 | 53 | 3,361,370 |
| Wholesale and retail; repair cars, motorbikes, and motorbikes | 156 | 104,430 | 791 | 844,920 |
| Professional, scientific and technological activities | 56 | 271,310 | 249 | 761,910 |
| Transport and warehouse | 11 | 6,870 | 68 | 490,290 |
| Producing and distributing electricity, gas, water, and air conditioning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 195,540 |
| Other service activities | 0 | 3,010 | 3 | 164,040 |
| Financial, banking and insurance activities | 1 | 5,750 | 4 | 108,280 |
| Information and communication | 29 | 8,080 | 154 | 105,280 |
| Health and social assistance activities | 2 | 75,440 | 2 | 94,610 |
| Accommodation and food services | 7 | 7,570 | 30 | 83,420 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 4 | 18,830 | 8 | 73,560 |
| Construction | 7 | 10,440 | 34 | 69,140 |
| Administrative operations and support services | 9 | 3,070 | 46 | 67,390 |
| Education and training | 3 | 490 | 25 | 30,100 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 0 | 4,940 | 5 | 11,970 |
| Extractive | 1 | 2,040 | 1 | 2,810 |
| Working as hired labor in households | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water supply and waste treatment | 0 | 0 | 1 | -105,540 |
| Total | 431 | 2,523,420 | 2,247 | 20,524,480 |
Source: Ministry of Planning and Investment
January to July
- Vietnam added another 278 foreign direct invested projects to its 2024 tally in July, along with just over US$2.8 billion in additional capital commitments, according to data from Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment. The biggest gains were in manufacturing and processing which added 96 new projects and US$1.97 billion.
- Vietnam added another 311 foreign direct invested projects to its 2024 tally in June, along with almost US$4.1 billion in additional capital commitments, according to data from Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment. The biggest gains were in manufacturing and processing which added 100 new projects and US$3.3 billion.
- Vietnam added another 261 foreign direct invested projects to its 2024 tally in May, along with almost US$1.8 billion in additional capital commitments, according to data from Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Note that: Data is only to the 20th of the month. Also these are capital commitments, as in how much FDI has been pledged for a project, not necessarily how much has been spent.
Foreign direct investment, January to July, 000s
NP=New Projects, NRC=Newly Registered Capital
| July | June | May | April | March | February | January | YTD | |||||||||
| Sector | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC | NP | NRC |
| Manufacturing and processing industry | 96 | 1,965,090 | 100 | 3,255,630 | 82 | 1,279,940 | 116 | 2,227,057 | 84 | 1,388,287 | 96 | 1,822,323 | 63 | 715,913 | 637 | 12,654,240 |
| Wholesale and retail; repair cars, motorbikes, and motorbikes | 96 | 126,910 | 127 | 99,360 | 86 | 62,807 | 110 | 226,568 | 78 | 212,321 | 64 | -28,377 | 74 | 40,901 | 635 | 740,490 |
| Professional, scientific and technological activities | 32 | 38,189 | 33 | 138,021 | 32 | 29,199 | 33 | 95,026 | 30 | 113,812 | 19 | 73,950 | 14 | 2,403 | 193 | 490,600 |
| Information and communication | 19 | 24,558 | 14 | 5,642 | 34 | 14,945 | 20 | 21,654 | 14 | 11,999 | 11 | 16,826 | 13 | 1,576 | 125 | 97,200 |
| Transport and warehouse | 15 | 100,949 | 11 | 40,301 | 10 | -41,024 | 6 | 365,915 | 6 | 3,641 | 4 | 12,234 | 5 | 1,404 | 57 | 483,420 |
| Real estate business activities | 5 | 399,837 | 6 | 494,583 | 6 | 245,055 | 7 | 148,631 | 4 | 178,182 | 4 | 161,501 | 10 | 1,243,581 | 42 | 2,871,370 |
| Administrative operations and support services | 2 | 2,162 | 7 | 12,048 | 7 | 2,809 | 7 | 7,126 | 7 | 31,030 | 4 | 4,826 | 3 | 4,319 | 37 | 64,320 |
| Construction | 2 | 15,203 | 6 | 25,477 | 2 | 4,363 | 8 | 9,456 | 5 | 5,992 | 2 | -1,792 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 58,700 |
| Accommodation and food services | 5 | 19,225 | 1 | 4,905 | 1 | 15,727 | 7 | 21,530 | 2 | 2,389 | 4 | 11,788 | 3 | 286 | 23 | 75,850 |
| Education and training | 3 | 6,019 | 2 | 1,431 | 0 | 1,251 | 6 | 4,485 | 5 | 1,580 | 3 | 14,752 | 3 | 92 | 22 | 29,610 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 2 | 746 | 1 | 4,654 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7,030 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 0 | 353 | 1 | 247 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7,740 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 46,386 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54,730 |
| Other service activities | 1 | 220 | 2 | 280 | 0 | 157,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,431 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 161,030 |
| Financial, banking and insurance activities | 0 | 68,523 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,183 | 1 | 1,100 | 2 | 31,722 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 102,530 |
| Producing and distributing electricity, gas, water, and air conditioning | 0 | 46,761 | 0 | 19,609 | 1 | 127,686 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,484 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 195,540 |
| Water supply and waste treatment | 0 | 997 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -110,307 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,742 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -105,540 |
| Health and social assistance activities | 0 | 101 | 0 | 10,419 | 0 | 6,928 | 0 | 1,721 | 0 | -40 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19,170 |
| Extractive | 0 | -5 | 0 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 770 |
| Working as hired labor in households | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 278 | 2,815,838 | 311 | 4,113,382 | 261 | 1,797,433 | 322 | 3,138,092 | 239 | 1,958,046 | 215 | 2,167,793 | 190 | 2,010,476 | 1,816 | 18,001,060 |