Vietnam attracted $34.65 billion in registered foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first six months of 2026, a 61% increase from a year earlier, according to data released by the National Statistics Office on July 3.

The strong performance was driven by both new investment projects and increased capital contributions by foreign investors.

During the period, 2,013 new FDI projects were licensed with total registered capital of $17.39 billion, up 1.3% in project numbers and 87.2% in registered capital, compared with the same period last year.

Manufacturing and processing remained the largest recipient of newly registered FDI, attracting $10.76 billion, or 61.9% of total new registered capital.

Among 63 countries and territories investing in Vietnam during the first half, Singapore remained the largest source of new FDI with $7.31 billion, representing 42.1% of the total newly registered capital. It was followed by South Korea with $5.45 billion (31.4%), Japan with $1.2 billion (6.9%), China with $977 million (5.6%), Hong Kong (China) with $665.6 million (3.8%) and the Netherlands with $420.4 million (2.4%).

Capital contributions and share acquisitions by foreign investors recorded particularly strong growth. A total of 1,446 transactions were registered with a combined value of $6.22 billion, an increase of 89.5% year-on-year.

Meanwhile, disbursed FDI reached an estimated $13.03 billion in the first six months of 2026, up 11.2% from the same period last year, marking the highest first-half disbursement level recorded in the past five years.

Source: Vneconomy