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Foreign direct investment in Vietnam in the first nine months. Source: General Statistics Office ( Ministry of Finance )

This increase reflects the effectiveness of macroeconomic management policies, the decisive efforts to accelerate the implementation of public investment projects, and the strong confidence of the private sector and foreign investors.

By economic sector, state-owned investment reached VND 931 trillion, accounting for 30% of total investment and increasing by 17.3% compared to the same period last year. The non-state sector reached VND 1,649.2 trillion, accounting for 53%, an increase of 14%; and the foreign direct investment sector reached VND 529.4 trillion, accounting for 17%, an increase of 14.5%.

In the state sector, capital disbursed from the state budget in the first nine months is estimated at VND 661.8 trillion, equivalent to 59.9% of the annual plan and a 19% increase compared to the same period last year. In the same period of 2025, the disbursement rate reached 54.6% of the plan and increased by 29.2%.

According to management levels, central government capital reached nearly 97 trillion VND, equivalent to 60.2% of the annual plan and an increase of 9.1% compared to the same period last year. Local government capital reached 564.8 trillion VND, equivalent to 59.9% of the plan and an increase of 20.9%.

In terms of locally managed capital, provincial-level state budget capital reached VND 455.3 trillion, equivalent to 61% of the plan and an increase of 19.5%; commune-level state budget capital reached VND 109.5 trillion, equivalent to 55.4% of the plan and an increase of 27.4%.

Specifically for the foreign investment sector, as of September 30, 2026, the total registered foreign investment in Vietnam, including newly registered capital, adjusted registered capital, and the value of capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors, reached US$50.36 billion, an increase of 76.4% compared to the same period last year.

Specifically, newly registered capital recorded 3,108 licensed projects with a total capital of US$29.24 billion, an increase of 6.2% in the number of projects and 2.4 times in registered capital compared to the same period last year.

The processing and manufacturing industry continued to attract the largest amount of new investment capital, with $13.38 billion, accounting for 45.8% of the total newly registered capital. This was followed by transportation and warehousing with $5.14 billion, accounting for 17.6%; the remaining sectors reached $10.71 billion, accounting for 36.6%.

Among the 79 countries and territories with newly licensed projects in Vietnam during the first nine months, Singapore was the largest investor with US$9.26 billion, accounting for 31.7% of the total newly registered capital. This was followed by South Korea with US$5.70 billion, accounting for 19.5%; Luxembourg with US$4.99 billion, accounting for 17.1%; Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) with US$3.01 billion, accounting for 10.3%; China with US$2.27 billion, accounting for 7.8%; Japan with US$1.56 billion, accounting for 5.3%; and the Netherlands with US$438.5 million, accounting for 1.5%.

Notably, realized foreign direct investment in Vietnam reached US$21.07 billion, an increase of 12.1% compared to the same period last year, reaching the highest nine-month level in the years from 2022 to date.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/9-thang-von-dau-tu-thuc-hien-toan-xa-hoi-tang-15-1-1759332.html