Key information about Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment

• Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 5.4 USD bn in Jun 2025, compared with an increase of 4.0 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1996 to Jun 2025.

• In the latest reports of Vietnam, Current Account recorded a surplus of 8.7 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Vietnam Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 140.0 USD mn in Jun 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 714.0 USD mn in Jun 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 476.3 USD bn in Dec 2024.

Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam increased by 21.30 USD Billion in October of 2025. This dataset provides - Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2022, the net inflows of foreign direct investments in Vietnam amounted to approximately **** 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 *** billion U.S. dollars.

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

Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Samoa data was reported at 79.839 USD mn in Apr 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 26.739 USD mn for Mar 2020. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Samoa data is updated monthly, averaging 153.039 USD mn from Nov 2013 (Median) to Apr 2020, with 78 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.395 USD bn in Dec 2015 and a record low of 0.950 USD mn in Jan 2016. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Samoa 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 **** 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.

Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Indonesia data was reported at 6.804 USD mn in Apr 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.181 USD mn for Mar 2020. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Indonesia data is updated monthly, averaging 22.069 USD mn from Nov 2013 (Median) to Apr 2020, with 70 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 353.659 USD mn in Aug 2014 and a record low of 0.068 USD mn in Jan 2020. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Indonesia 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: Total: Manufacturing data was reported at 9.625 USD bn in Jul 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.910 USD bn for Jun 2018. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Manufacturing data is updated monthly, averaging 7.369 USD bn from Nov 2013 (Median) to Jul 2018, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.637 USD bn in Dec 2013 and a record low of 189.031 USD mn in Jan 2014. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Manufacturing 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.

In 2024, the outflow of foreign direct investments from China to Vietnam amounted to around *** billion U.S. dollars. This marked a ** percent increase from the previous year.

In 2023, Vietnam recorded a foreign direct investment (FDI) value of approximately *** billion U.S. dollars from Singaporean investors. In the same year, the country received a total FDI value of **** billion U.S. dollars.

In 2023, Vietnam recorded a total inward foreign direct investment (FDI) stock value of almost *** billion U.S. dollars. In that year, the value of newly registered FDI in the country reached **** billion U.S. dollars.

Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Philippines data was reported at 4.119 USD mn in Apr 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.676 USD mn for Mar 2020. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Philippines data is updated monthly, averaging 5.450 USD mn from Nov 2013 (Median) to Apr 2020, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.675 USD mn in Dec 2016 and a record low of 0.009 USD mn in Jan 2019. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Philippines 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 recorded a foreign direct investment (FDI) value of approximately **** billion U.S. dollars from Japanese investors. In the same year, the country received a total FDI value of **** billion U.S. dollars.

In 2023, Vietnam recorded a foreign direct investment (FDI) value of approximately *** billion U.S. dollars from South Korean investors. In the same year, the country received a total FDI value of **** billion U.S. dollars.

Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Construction data was reported at 859.568 USD mn in Jul 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 742.762 USD mn for Jun 2018. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Construction data is updated monthly, averaging 357.178 USD mn from Nov 2013 (Median) to Jul 2018, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.133 USD bn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 0.224 USD mn in Jan 2014. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Construction 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: Total: United Arab Emirates data was reported at 6.834 USD mn in Apr 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 6.834 USD mn for Mar 2020. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: United Arab Emirates data is updated monthly, averaging 0.450 USD mn from Nov 2013 (Median) to Apr 2020, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.834 USD mn in Apr 2020 and a record low of 0.024 USD mn in Feb 2020. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: United Arab Emirates 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 ***** newly registered foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, making it the industry with the most new FDI projects that year. In the same year, this industry received a total FDI value of **** billion U.S. dollars, also the highest among all industries in the country.

Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Dong Nai data was reported at 288.594 USD mn in Apr 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 247.275 USD mn for Mar 2020. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Dong Nai data is updated monthly, averaging 916.745 USD mn from Nov 2013 (Median) to Apr 2020, with 77 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.238 USD bn in Dec 2016 and a record low of 19.355 USD mn in Jan 2017. Vietnam (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Year to Date: Registered Cap: Total: Dong Nai data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Foreign Investment Agency. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.O015: Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: ytd: By Province. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

In 2023, Vietnam's manufacturing industry recorded **** billion U.S. dollars in registered foreign direct investment (FDI). This industry has been the leading FDI receiver in the country in recent years. FDI enterprises in manufacturing 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.