Vietnam's registered FDI reaches US$54.85 billion, highest since 2009
Realised foreign investment reached US$24.08 billion in the first 10 months of 2026, a five-year high for the period.
Vietnam recorded US$54.85 billion in registered foreign direct investment in the first 10 months of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 74 per cent, according to the Ministry of Finance's Foreign Investment Agency. The total as of October 31 was the highest since 2009.
New projects contributed US$30.73 billion, while investors committed US$16.13 billion in additional funding to existing projects. Capital contributions and purchases of shares by foreign investors made up the remaining US$7.99 billion.
Authorities licensed 3,478 new projects during the period, up 4.7 per cent from a year earlier. Their combined registered investment rose 2.2-fold. Manufacturing and processing drew US$14.61 billion, or 47.5 per cent of new capital, followed by transportation and warehousing with US$5.15 billion, or 16.7 per cent.
Singapore led the 80 countries and territories investing in new projects, committing US$9.52 billion, equivalent to 31 per cent of newly registered capital. South Korea followed with US$5.81 billion and Luxembourg with US$4.99 billion. Hong Kong, China and Japan were the next-largest sources.
Separately, realised FDI increased 13.1 per cent year on year to US$24.08 billion, the highest first-10-month figure in five years. Manufacturing and processing received US$19.96 billion, accounting for 82.9 per cent of disbursements. Real estate received US$1.76 billion, or 7.3 per cent.
Additional investment across 1,079 existing projects rose 33.2 per cent to US$16.13 billion. Foreign investors also completed 2,616 capital contribution and share-purchase transactions worth US$7.99 billion, an increase of 49.6 per cent. Professional, scientific and technical activities attracted US$2.78 billion through these transactions, representing 34.8 per cent of their total value.
