According to the recently released data by the General Statistics Office, in the first six months of this year, the implemented foreign direct investment (FDI) in our country is estimated to have reached $10.84 billion, an increase of 8.2% compared to the same period last year. This is the highest amount of implemented foreign direct investment for the first half of the year in the past five years.

As of June 20, 2024, 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 nearly $15.19 billion, an increase of 13.1% compared to the same period last year.

Specifically, there were 1,538 newly licensed projects with registered capital amounting to $9.54 billion, up 18.9% in the number of projects and 46.9% in registered capital compared to the same period last year.

Among these, the processing and manufacturing industry received the largest amount of newly licensed foreign direct investment, with registered capital reaching $6.83 billion, accounting for 71.6% of the total newly registered capital; the real estate business reached $1.89 billion, accounting for 19.9%; and other sectors reached $817.6 million, accounting for 8.5%.

Since the beginning of the year, out of 57 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam, Singapore was the largest investor with $4.01 billion, accounting for 42.1% of the total newly registered capital; followed by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) with $1.18 billion, accounting for 12.4%; China with $1.01 billion, accounting for 10.6%; Japan with $979 million, accounting for 10.3%; Turkey with $730.1 million, accounting for 7.7%; and Taiwan (China) with $529.8 million, accounting for 5.6%.

If we include both newly registered capital and adjusted registered capital of projects licensed in previous years, the registered foreign direct investment in the processing and manufacturing industry reached $10.37 billion, accounting for 76.9% of the total newly registered and additional capital; the real estate business reached $1.99 billion, accounting for 14.8%; and other sectors reached $1.13 billion, accounting for 8.3%.

Notably, the implemented foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam in the first six months of 2024 is estimated to have reached $10.84 billion, an increase of 8.2% compared to the same period last year. This is the highest amount of implemented FDI for the first half of the year in the past five years.

Among this, the processing and manufacturing industry achieved $8.6 billion, accounting for 79.3% of the total implemented FDI; the real estate business reached $1 billion, accounting for 9.3%; and the production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam, and air conditioning reached $418 million, accounting for 3.9%.

In terms of Vietnam’s outbound investment in the first six months of 2024, 57 projects were newly granted investment certificates with a total Vietnamese capital of $118.6 million, and 11 projects adjusted their capital with an increase of $18.4 million.

In total, for the first six months, the total outbound investment of Vietnam (newly registered and adjusted) reached $137 million. Among this:

• Mining reached $58.6 million, accounting for 42.8% of the total investment;
• Wholesale and retail trade, repair of automobiles, motorcycles, and other motor vehicles reached $23.8 million, accounting for 17.4%;
• Processing and manufacturing industry reached $19.2 million, accounting for 14%;
• Other services reached $10.0 million, accounting for 7.3%;
• Construction activities reached $5.8 million, accounting for 4.3%.

Regarding investment destinations, 21 countries and territories received investments from Vietnam in the past six months. The Netherlands led with $54.6 million, accounting for 39.8% of the total investment; Laos received $35.5 million, accounting for 25.9%; followed by the United States with $18.7 million, accounting for 13.6%; New Zealand with $5.9 million, accounting for 4.3%; and Indonesia with $5.5 million, accounting for 4.0%.

Source: baochinhphu.vn