In 2023, the total implemented foreign direct investment (FDI) capital in Vietnam amounted to approximately 23.2 billion U.S. dollars, indicating an increase compared to the previous year. That year, Vietnam recorded a registered foreign direct investment value of 39.4 billion U.S. dollars.

Key information about Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment

• Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 5.2 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with an increase of 5.0 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1996 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 5.8 USD bn in Dec 2023 and a record low of 150.0 USD mn in Jun 2002.

• In the latest reports of Vietnam, Current Account recorded a surplus of 7.8 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Vietnam Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 170.0 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 836.0 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 362.6 USD bn in Dec 2021.

In 2023, the manufacturing sector accounted for 64.2 percent of the total foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam. FDI firms were responsible for producing the majority of many export products in Vietnam, including computers, electronic devices, and mobile phones.

Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Kuwait data was reported at 0.021 USD mn in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.004 USD mn for Nov 2018. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Kuwait data is updated monthly, averaging 0.004 USD mn from Dec 2017 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.000 USD mn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 0.004 USD mn in Nov 2018. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Kuwait data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Foreign Investment Agency. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.O014: Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: ytd: By Country or Region. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Addtl: Real Estate Activities data was reported at 738.642 USD mn in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 89.564 USD mn for Oct 2018. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Addtl: Real Estate Activities data is updated monthly, averaging 122.303 USD mn from Nov 2013 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 59 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 738.642 USD mn in Nov 2018 and a record low of -560.051 USD mn in Nov 2016. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Addtl: Real Estate Activities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Foreign Investment Agency. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.O013: Foreign Direct Investment: ytd.

Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Number of Project: China data was reported at 335.000 Unit in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 296.000 Unit for Oct 2018. Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Number of Project: China data is updated monthly, averaging 38.000 Unit from Jun 2001 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 193 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 335.000 Unit in Nov 2018 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in Jan 2002. Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Number of Project: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.O017: Foreign Direct Investment: ytd: No of Project Licensed: By Country.

Vietnam IM: (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Computers, Electrical Products, Spare-Parts data was reported at 9.243 USD bn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.823 USD bn for Jan 2025. Vietnam IM: (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Computers, Electrical Products, Spare-Parts data is updated monthly, averaging 3.523 USD bn from Jan 2013 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 146 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.291 USD bn in Jul 2024 and a record low of 1.015 USD bn in Feb 2013. Vietnam IM: (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Computers, Electrical Products, Spare-Parts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Vietnam Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.JA026: Imports: By Commodity: Value: FDI Traders.

In 2023, there were around 3,314 registered FDI projects in Vietnam, indicating a significant increase from the previous year. During the same year, the total registered capital of these FDI projects in the country amounted to 39.4 trillion U.S. dollar.

Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: New: Transportation, Storage data was reported at 179.070 USD mn in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 171.617 USD mn for Oct 2018. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: New: Transportation, Storage data is updated monthly, averaging 70.713 USD mn from Mar 2011 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 84 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 703.938 USD mn in Dec 2016 and a record low of 1.200 USD mn in Jan 2018. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: New: Transportation, Storage data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Foreign Investment Agency. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.O013: Foreign Direct Investment: ytd. Data spike in October 2016 is contributed by tremendous foreign investment inflow to railway projects mainly from China and South Korea driven by the new attractive incentives draft in October 2016 to prevail Railway Law 2005.

The statistic shows the share of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow in Vietnam in 2019, broken down by provinces. In 2019, 13 percent of foreign direct investments flowed into Ho Chi Minh City, followed by 9.4 percent into Hanoi.

Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: New: Human Health, Social Work data was reported at 2.200 USD mn in Jul 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.000 USD mn for Jun 2018. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: New: Human Health, Social Work data is updated monthly, averaging 80.000 USD mn from Mar 2011 (Median) to Jul 2018, with 72 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 229.774 USD mn in Dec 2014 and a record low of 0.010 USD mn in Feb 2016. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: New: Human Health, Social Work data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Foreign Investment Agency. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.O013: Foreign Direct Investment: ytd.

Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Addtl: Macau SAR (China) data was reported at 9.000 USD mn in Dec 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 9.000 USD mn for Nov 2017. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Addtl: Macau SAR (China) data is updated monthly, averaging 9.250 USD mn from Jan 2016 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38.941 USD mn in Dec 2016 and a record low of 9.000 USD mn in Dec 2017. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Addtl: Macau SAR (China) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Foreign Investment Agency. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.O014: Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: ytd: By Country or Region. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

In 2023, the manufacturing industry in Vietnam received around 23.5 billion U.S. dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI), making it the leading FDI sector in the country. This sector has an increasingly important role in the export-oriented economy of Vietnam.

In 2022, the net inflows of foreign direct investments in Vietnam amounted to approximately 17.9 billion U.S. dollars, indicating a decrease from the FDI value in the previous year. In that year, the total value of FDI in ASEAN countries reached over 224 billion U.S. dollars.

Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Russia data was reported at 3.282 USD mn in Apr 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.806 USD mn for Mar 2020. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Russia data is updated monthly, averaging 5.697 USD mn from Nov 2013 (Median) to Apr 2020, with 73 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.022 USD bn in Dec 2013 and a record low of 0.020 USD mn in Mar 2016. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Russia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Foreign Investment Agency. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.O014: Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: ytd: By Country or Region. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

In 2023, Vietnam's manufacturing industry recorded 25.3 billion U.S. dollars in registered foreign direct investment (FDI), making it the country's leading industry for foreign investors. FDI enterprises in this industry have been responsible for the majority of Vietnam's major export products, including textiles and garments, mobile phones and phone parts, and computers and electronics products.

The statistic shows the value of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow in Vietnam in 2019, broken down by provinces. In 2019, foreign direct investments of approximately 45.6 billion U.S. dollars went to Ho Chi Minh City.

In 2023, China had 472 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Vietnam, the highest number of projects among all countries and territories. With 410 FDI projects, Singapore ranked second on the list, followed by Hong Kong with 315 projects.

In 2023, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows accounted for around 4.3 percent of Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP), indicating a slight decrease from the year before. Vietnam has emerged as one of the leading recipients of FDI in the Asian Pacific region in recent years.

Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: South Korea data was reported at 991.227 USD mn in Apr 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 708.884 USD mn for Mar 2020. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: South Korea data is updated monthly, averaging 3.519 USD bn from Nov 2013 (Median) to Apr 2020, with 78 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.494 USD bn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 88.799 USD mn in Jan 2014. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: South Korea data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Foreign Investment Agency. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.O014: Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: ytd: By Country or Region. [COVID-19-IMPACT]