Vietnamese enterprises injects $83 million overseas in January

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According to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in January 2025, Vietnamese investors have made investments into 10 new projects overseas without adjusting investment capital, totalling $83 million.

In the first month of the year, Vietnamese enterprises made outbound investments in five sectors, mostly focusing on manufacturing and processing, accounting for 74.2 per cent of the total invested abroad. This was followed by mining, making up 22.5 per cent and a 4.7-fold increase from a year ago. Other sectors like construction, professional activities, science and technology, and information and communications only account for a small proportion.

About eight countries and territories received Vietnamese investment in January 2025. Among them, the Philippines took the lead, accounting for 39.4 per cent. Indonesia came second, holding 37.4 per cent. This is a noticeable change when Vietnam didn’t invest any projects in these nations in last year’s period. Laos ranked third, making up 22.3 per cent and a 4.4-fold increase from a previous year.

As of January 2025, Vietnam had 1,836 operational projects abroad with a total investment of over $22.68 billion. Among them, Vietnamese enterprises have invested in 18 out of 21 industries.

The majority of its overseas investments came towards the mining sector, with over $7 billion, accounting for 31 per cent. This was followed by the agro-forestry-fishery sector ($3.4 billion) and the information and communications ($2.84 billion), making up 15 per cent and 13 per cent, respectively.

Countries and territories that received the most investment from Vietnam were Laos (nearly $5.7 billion), Cambodia (nearly $2.94 billion), and Venezuela (nearly $1.83 billion).

Overseas names adding to FDI allure Foreign direct investment in the real estate sector remained in the second-highest position last year, despite a downturn in the domestic market.

More overseas Vietnamese investment in real estate anticipated The real estate sector is expected to bag wider engagement of overseas Vietnamese thanks to more relaxed regulations on housing ownership.

Vietnam's 2024 outbound investments hit $473 million Vietnam's outbound investments reached $473.1 million in the first 10 months of this year, up 11.5 per cent on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).