The bustling capital city Hanoi on a weekday. — AFP
HANOI: Foreign investment inflows into Vietnam maintained strong growth momentum over the past 11 months, while disbursed capital reached the highest level in five years, the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Finance Ministry says.
Disbursement progress continued to accelerate, hitting a record high for the 2021 to 2025 period, reflecting Vietnam’s improved capacity to absorb capital and foreign enterprises’ commitment to project implementation.
Specifically, disbursed foreign capital between January and November was estimated at US$23.6bil, up 8.9% year-on-year and also the highest level recorded over the past five years.
The processing and manufacturing sector accounted for 82% of the total, at US$19.56bil.
The NSO reported that total registered foreign investment during the period reached US$33.69bil, rising 7.4% from a year earlier.
Of this, newly registered capital exceeded US$15.95bil, down 8.2% annually due to the absence of large-scale projects.
Meanwhile, capital poured into existing projects increased by 17% to nearly US$11.62bil, and capital contributions and share purchases surged 50.7% to almost US$6.12bil.
According to the Finance Ministry, despite a decline in the average size of new projects, the number of new ones grew strongly, indicating robust interest from small and medium-sized foreign investors.
A total of 3,695 new projects were licenced in the 11-month period, up 21.7% in number.
Combining newly registered capital and additional capital for existing projects, foreign investments channelled into the processing and manufacturing industry reached US$16.52bil, accounting for 59.9% of the total.
Real estate attracted US$5.72bil, representing 20.7%, while other sectors drew US$5.34bil, equivalent to 19.4%.
Statistics also showed that among the 88 countries and territories with newly licenced projects in Vietnam during the January to November period, Singapore was the largest investor with US$4.29bil, representing 26.9% of the total.
It was followed by China with US$3.4bil (21.3%), Hong Kong with US$1.66bil (10.4%), Japan with US$1.56bil (9.8%), Sweden with US$1bil (6.3%), Taiwan with US$951.1mil (6%), and South Korea with US$659.6mil (4.1%). — Viet Nam News/ANN
