According to the Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance, total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam reached $50.36 billion as of Sept. 30, 2026, an increase of 76.4% from the same period last year.

The total includes capital registered for new projects, additional investment in existing projects, and foreign investors' capital contributions and share purchases.

During the period, 3,108 new projects were licensed with total registered capital of $29.24 billion. The number of projects increased 6.2% year on year, while registered capital was 2.4 times higher.

Manufacturing and processing continued to attract the largest share of newly registered FDI, with $13.38 billion, accounting for 45.8% of the total.

Transportation and warehousing attracted $5.14 billion, or 17.6%, while other sectors received a combined $10.71 billion, representing 36.6%.

Among 79 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam during the first nine months of 2026, Singapore was the largest investor, with $9.26 billion, accounting for 31.7% of total newly registered capital.

South Korea ranked second with $5.7 billion, or 19.5%, followed by Luxembourg with $4.99 billion, or 17.1%.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, registered $3.01 billion, accounting for 10.3%, followed by China with $2.27 billion, or 7.8%, and Japan with $1.56 billion, or 5.3%. The Netherlands invested $438.5 million, representing 1.5%.

By destination, Ho Chi Minh City led Vietnam in newly registered FDI, attracting more than $18.22 billion during the nine-month period from 1,593 newly licensed projects.

Thai Nguyen ranked second with more than $7.9 billion, followed by Bac Ninh with over $4.2 billion.

Hanoi attracted more than $4.1 billion, Hai Phong over $3.08 billion and Nghe An more than $2.4 billion.

In addition, 948 previously licensed projects registered increases in investment capital, adding a combined $14.15 billion, up 25.1% from the same period last year.

According to the Foreign Investment Agency, disbursed FDI in Vietnam was estimated at $21.07 billion in the first nine months of 2026, an increase of 12.1% year on year.

This was the highest level of FDI disbursement recorded during the first nine months of any year over the past five years.

Manufacturing and processing accounted for the overwhelming majority of disbursed investment, reaching $17.40 billion, or 82.6% of the total.

Real estate activities received $1.59 billion, accounting for 7.5%, while electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air-conditioning production and distribution attracted $723.4 million, or 3.4%.

Nguyen Le