Foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursed in Vietnam rose 12.1% year-on-year to USD 21.07 billion in the first nine months of 2026, marking the highest level of realized FDI for the first nine months of a year in the past five years. Meanwhile, total registered foreign investment reached USD 50.36 billion, surging 76.4% from the same period last year. Newly registered FDI reached USD 29.24 billion across 3,108 projects, up 2.64% in the number of projects and 2.4 times in registered capital from the same period last year. Manufacturing led with 45.8% of new capital, followed by transportation and warehousing (17.6%) and other sectors (36.26%). By country, Singapore led with USD 9.2 billion, accounting for 31.7% of total newly registered capital, followed by South Korea (19.5%), China (7.8%), and Japan (5.3%). source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam

Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam increased by 21.07 USD Billion in September of 2026. Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam averaged 8.15 USD Billion from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 27.62 USD Billion in December of 2025 and a record low of 0.40 USD Billion in January of 2010. This page provides - Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.

Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam increased by 21.07 USD Billion in September of 2026. Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam is expected to be 29.00 USD Billion by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment is projected to trend around 31.00 USD Billion in 2027 and 32.00 USD Billion in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-03 02:00 AM
Foreign Direct Investment
Aug $17.30B $15.20B $17.4B
2026-10-03 02:00 AM
Foreign Direct Investment
Sep $21.07B $17.30B $ 19.5B
2026-11-03 02:00 AM
Foreign Direct Investment
Oct $21.07B $22.0B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 1.27 -1.13 USD Billion Sep 2026
Capital Flows 893.00 7076.00 USD Million Mar 2026
Crude Oil Production 204.00 206.00 BBL/D/1K Jun 2026
Current Account 2716.00 7654.00 USD Million Mar 2026
Current Account to GDP 6.40 6.10 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 59.48 54.80 USD Billion Sep 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt 132510.60 140416.60 USD Million Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment 21.07 17.30 USD Billion Sep 2026
Imports 58.21 54.91 USD Billion Sep 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Terms of Trade 103.15 102.95 points Dec 2024
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.00 Points Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals YoY 1768.55 1990.00 Thousand Sep 2026


Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
21.07 17.30 27.62 0.40 1991 - 2026 USD Billion Monthly
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FDI Into Vietnam Rises 12.1% in Jan-Sept
Foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursed in Vietnam rose 12.1% year-on-year to USD 21.07 billion in the first nine months of 2026, marking the highest level of realized FDI for the first nine months of a year in the past five years. Meanwhile, total registered foreign investment reached USD 50.36 billion, surging 76.4% from the same period last year. Newly registered FDI reached USD 29.24 billion across 3,108 projects, up 2.64% in the number of projects and 2.4 times in registered capital from the same period last year. Manufacturing led with 45.8% of new capital, followed by transportation and warehousing (17.6%) and other sectors (36.26%). By country, Singapore led with USD 9.2 billion, accounting for 31.7% of total newly registered capital, followed by South Korea (19.5%), China (7.8%), and Japan (5.3%).
2026-10-03
FDI Into Vietnam Up 12% YoY in Jan-Aug
Foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursed in Vietnam rose 12.0% year-on-year to USD 17.25 billion in the first eight months of 2026, marking the highest level of FDI implementation for the first eight months of a year since at least 2008 and underscoring continued investment in the economy. Meanwhile, total registered foreign investment reached USD 40.63 billion as of August 31, up 55.4% from the same period last year. The figure includes newly registered capital, adjusted capital and capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors. Separately, investment capital disbursed from the State budget increased 18.5% year-on-year to VND 546.8 trillion during the period, equivalent to 50.5% of the annual plan. Of this, locally managed investment reached VND 470.9 trillion, up 20.4%, while centrally managed investment totaled VND 75.9 trillion, up 7.9%.
2026-09-03
FDI Into Vietnam Grows 11.8% YoY in Jan-July
Foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursed in Vietnam rose 11.8% year-on-year to USD 15.20 billion in the first seven months of 2026, underscoring continued inflows into the country's economy. During the period, Vietnam recorded 106 newly licensed overseas investment projects, totaling USD 1.17 billion, 2.9 times higher than in the previous year. Additionally, there were 23 projects with adjusted capital, which rose by USD 1.19 billion, 9.2 times higher. Overall, total overseas investment, including both new and adjusted capital, reached USD 2.36 billion, 4.5 times higher than the same period last year. As a result, total registered foreign investment in Vietnam, including newly registered capital, adjusted registered capital, and capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors, surged 4.5 times from the same period last year to USD 2.36 billion.
2026-08-03