FDI capital increased by more than 40% in the first month of the year

This is a very positive number, because in January 2023, the total registered investment capital decreased by nearly 20% compared to the same period in 2022. Of the FDI capital in the first month of the year, newly registered capital reached more than 2 billion USD, an increase of nearly 67% over the same period last year.

Explaining this sharp increase, the Foreign Investment Agency said that the number of projects increased by more than 24%, with 190 projects. In particular, there were large-scale investment projects that helped push up the total FDI capital in January.

FDI into Vietnam in the first month of the year increased sharply by more than 40%

However, in the first month of the year, the number of projects registering for capital adjustment decreased by 15.7%, with 75 projects and the total registered capital increased to more than 235.4 million USD (down more than 23% compared to the same period). In addition, the report showed that the amount of capital contributed and purchased shares in the first month of the year decreased sharply, with 174 capital contributions and purchased shares by foreign investors with a total capital contribution value of more than 116.5 million USD, down 14.7% and 33.1% respectively compared to the same period.

Thus, in addition to the increase in newly registered capital, both adjusted capital and investment capital through capital contribution and share purchase are decreasing compared to the same period. Along with the positive trend of registered capital, disbursed capital in the first month of the year is also quite positive. The achieved figure is 1.48 billion USD, up 9.6% over the same period in 2023.

Regarding partners, Singapore continues to lead with a total investment capital of more than 1.4 billion USD, accounting for 59.5% of total investment capital, up 72.8% over the same period in 2023. Japan ranks second with nearly 297 million USD, accounting for 12.6% of total investment capital, more than 7 times higher than the same period. Next are Samoa, China, Hong Kong...

In terms of number of projects, China is the leading partner in terms of new investment projects (accounting for nearly 19%); South Korea leads in terms of capital adjustments (accounting for 26.7%) and capital contributions and share purchases (accounting for 25.3%).

In the first month of the year, Ho Chi Minh City continued to lead the country in both the number of new projects, accounting for more than 42%, and capital contribution and share purchase accounting for 78.2%.

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