According to a report released by the General Statistics Office on September 3, total registered foreign investment in Vietnam as of August 31 reached USD 40.63 billion, including newly registered and adjusted capital as well as foreign investors' capital contributions and share purchases.
During the eight-month period, 2,771 new projects were licensed with combined registered capital of USD 21.72 billion, up 9.4 per cent in project numbers and 96.8 per cent in capital compared with the same period last year.
Manufacturing and processing remained the largest recipient of newly registered FDI, attracting USD 12.15 billion, or 55.9 per cent of total new registered capital. Electricity, gas, water and air-conditioning production and distribution ranked second with USD 3.13 billion, or 14.4 per cent. Other sectors attracted USD 6.44 billion, accounting for 29.7 per cent.
Among the 73 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam during the period, Singapore was the largest investor, with USD 7.62 billion, accounting for 35.1 per cent of total newly registered capital.
South Korea ranked second with USD 5.67 billion, or 26.1 per cent, followed by Hong Kong (China) with USD 2.96 billion, or 13.6 per cent; China with USD 1.93 billion, or 8.9 per cent; Japan with USD 1.42 billion, or 6.5 per cent; and the Netherlands with USD 424.3 million, or 2 per cent.
Among existing projects, 819 projects licensed in previous years registered an additional USD 12.21 billion in investment capital, up 14.7 per cent from a year earlier.
Combining newly registered capital with additional capital from existing projects, the manufacturing and processing sector attracted USD 20.18 billion, accounting for 59.5 per cent of total newly registered and additional investment. Real estate business attracted USD 5.32 billion, or 15.7 per cent, while other sectors received USD 8.42 billion, or 24.8 per cent.
Nearly USD 6.7 billion in foreign capital contributions and share purchases
During the first eight months, foreign investors made 2,062 capital contributions and share purchases worth a combined USD 6.7 billion, up 50.1 per cent year-on-year.
Of these, 652 transactions increased the charter capital of Vietnamese companies, with contributions worth USD 2.55 billion. The remaining 1,410 transactions involved foreign investors acquiring domestic shares without increasing companies' charter capital, with a total value of USD 4.15 billion.
By sector, foreign capital contributions and share purchases in professional, scientific and technical activities reached USD 2.74 billion, accounting for 40.9 per cent of the total. Wholesale and retail trade, along with the repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and scooters, attracted $2.01 billion, or 30 per cent. Other sectors accounted for the remaining USD 1.95 billion, or 29.1 per cent.
Disbursed foreign direct investment in Vietnam was estimated at USD 17.25 billion in the first eight months of 2026, up 12 per cent from a year earlier. This was the highest eight-month disbursement recorded in the past five years.
Manufacturing and processing accounted for the largest share at USD 14.24 billion, or 82.6 per cent of total disbursed FDI. Real estate business attracted USD 1.29 billion, or 7.5 per cent, while electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air-conditioning production and distribution received USD 622.9 million, or 3.6 per cent.
