Vietnam attracted more than USD 38.06 billion in registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of 2026, a 58 per cent increase from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance, citing data from the Foreign Investment Agency.
The figure, calculated as of July 31, includes newly registered investment, additional capital for existing projects, and foreign investors' capital contributions and share purchases.
During the period, authorities licensed 2,429 new FDI projects with combined registered capital of USD 21.05 billion. The number of newly approved projects rose 7.8 per cent year on year, while newly registered capital more than doubled.
Manufacturing and processing remained the largest recipient of newly registered FDI, attracting USD 11.58 billion, or 55 per cent of the total. Electricity, gas, water supply and air conditioning accounted for USD 3.13 billion, representing 14.9 per cent, while all other sectors received a combined USD 6.34 billion, or 30.1 per cent.
Among 69 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam during the first seven months of 2026, Singapore was the largest investor, committing USD 7.5 billion, equivalent to 35.6 per cent of total newly registered capital.
It was followed by South Korea with USD 5.61 billion, accounting for 26.7 per cent; Hong Kong (China), with USD 2.91 billion, or 13.8 per cent; China with USD 1.73 billion, or 8.3 per cent; Japan with USD 1.37 billion, or 6.5 per cent; and the Netherlands with USD 424.3 million, representing 2 per cent.
At the provincial level, Thai Nguyen Province attracted the largest volume of newly registered FDI, with nearly USD 5.8 billion during the first seven months of the year.
Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh City ranked second with more than USD 3.6 billion in newly registered capital from 1,235 newly licensed projects. Nghe An Province came third with more than USD 2.3 billion, followed by Haiphong with more than USD 1.8 billion, Bac Ninh Province with more than USD 1.3 billion and Dong Nai Province with more than USD 794 million.
Meanwhile, 666 previously licensed projects increased their investment capital, adding a combined USD 10.43 billion, up 4.4 per cent from a year earlier.
Realised FDI reached an estimated USD 15.2 billion during the first seven months of 2026, up 11.8 per cent year on year, marking the highest level for the January-July period in the past five years.
Manufacturing and processing accounted for USD 12.55 billion, or 82.6 per cent of realised FDI. Real estate activities attracted USD 1.1 billion, representing 7.5 per cent, while electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning supply received USD 549.3 million, accounting for 3.6 per cent.