Total registered foreign investment in Vietnam reached US$38.42 billion in 2025, up 0.5 percent from the previous year, according to official data released as of December 31, according to the latest release from Vietnam’s National Statistics Office.
The figure includes newly registered capital, adjusted registered capital and capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors.
Newly registered foreign direct investment covered 4,054 projects with total registered capital of US$17.32 billion, up 20.1 percent in project numbers year on year but down 12.2 percent in registered capital.
Manufacturing and processing attracted the largest share of new capital at US$9.80 billion, accounting for 56.5 percent, followed by real estate at US$3.67 billion or 21.2 percent, with other sectors receiving US$3.85 billion.
Among 90 countries and territories investing in new projects, Singapore ranked first with US$4.84 billion, followed by China with US$3.64 billion, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) with US$1.73 billion, Japan with US$1.62 billion, Sweden with US$1.0 billion, Taiwan with US$965.8 million and South Korea with US$895.9 million.
Adjusted registered capital from 1,404 existing projects totalled US$14.07 billion, representing a 0.8 percent increase from the previous year.
Combined newly registered and adjusted capital in manufacturing and processing reached US$18.59 billion, accounting for 59.2 percent, while real estate recorded US$6.26 billion or 19.9 percent and other sectors US$6.54 billion.
Capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors totalled US$7.03 billion across 3,587 transactions, rising 54.8 percent year on year.
Of this, US$2.55 billion came from capital increases at enterprises, while US$4.48 billion was spent on share acquisitions without raising charter capital.
Manufacturing accounted for US$2.43 billion of capital contributions and share purchases, followed by professional, scientific and technological activities with US$1.29 billion.
Foreign direct investment implemented in Vietnam in 2025 was estimated at US$27.62 billion, up 9.0 percent from the previous year and the highest level recorded in the past five years.
Manufacturing and processing accounted for US$22.88 billion or 82.8 percent of implemented foreign direct investment, followed by real estate with US$1.93 billion and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning production and distribution with US$914.9 million.