Capital registered by new Vietnam firms rises 34.3 per cent

Vietnam recorded nearly 162,300 newly registered businesses during the first 10 months of 2026, with registered capital reaching ₫2.14 quadrillion, a 34.3 per cent year-on-year increase. The National Statistics Office, under the Ministry of Finance, reported that business registrations slipped 0.4 per cent over the same period.

The new firms registered nearly 799,400 employees, down 17.4 per cent from a year earlier. Capital per newly established business averaged ₫13.2 billion, an increase of 34.8 per cent.

Nearly 81,400 businesses restarted operations, 12.5 per cent fewer than a year earlier. Together, new and returning firms numbered more than 243,600, down 4.8 per cent. Total additional registered capital reached nearly ₫5.8 quadrillion, rising 11.6 per cent.

October accounted for nearly 12,600 new businesses and around ₫254.8 trillion in registered capital. Compared with September, registrations increased 8.7 per cent and capital rose 45 per cent, but registered employment dropped 12.1 per cent to nearly 66,300. Average capital per new firm was ₫20.2 billion, up 110.6 per cent year-on-year.

Services led new registrations over the 10-month period with nearly 120,600 businesses, a decline of 3.4 per cent. Industry and construction registrations rose 9.1 per cent to nearly 40,000, while agriculture, forestry and fisheries recorded 1,697, up 10.6 per cent.

Nearly 92,000 businesses temporarily suspended operations during the period, down 12.7 per cent. More than 33,700 stopped operating while awaiting dissolution, a decrease of 42.3 per cent. Completed dissolutions rose 109.8 per cent to nearly 56,300.