Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam rose 7.9% year-on-year to USD 8.90 billion from January to May 2025. FDI pledges—an indicator of future disbursements—reached USD 18.39 billion, marking a 51.2% surge compared to the same period last year. In the first five months, manufacturing and processing sectors attracted the most foreign investment at USD 10.39 billion (56.5% of total), followed by real estate with USD 4.99 billion (27.1%). Science and technology drew USD 1.02 billion, while wholesale and retail brought in over USD 596.8 million. By source, Singapore led with over USD 4.38 billion, representing 23.8% of total foreign inflows and a 30.1% year-on-year increase. South Korea ranked second with more than USD 2.93 billion—nearly 16% of the total and 2.47 times higher than the same period last year.