Between January and October 2025, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam surged by 8.8% year-on-year, reaching USD 21.3 billion. This marks the highest level for a ten-month period since at least 2007. Concurrently, FDI commitments, which signify future disbursements, rose by 15.6% to USD 31.52 billion, indicating strong investor confidence in the long-term economic outlook of Vietnam.
Additionally, Vietnam's overseas investment activities gained momentum during this timeframe. A total of 148 new projects were granted investment certificates, amounting to USD 742.8 million, which is a notable increase of 72.8% compared to the previous year. Furthermore, capital adjustments for 28 existing projects amounted to USD 358.2 million, reflecting an increase of over eightfold from the previous year.
Overall, Vietnam's total outbound investment, encompassing both newly granted and adjusted capital, reached USD 1.1 billion. This figure is 2.3 times higher than that of the same period in the preceding year.
