According to data from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), as of January 20, 2023, Vietnam had 153 new FDI projects granted investment registration certificates with a total registered capital of more than 1.2 billion USD, increased by 48.5% in the number of projects and by more than 3.1 times in the amount of committed capital over the same period last year.
Meanwhile, there were 89 FDI projects registered to adjust investment capital with the total additional capital of nearly 306.3 million USD (decrease 75.9% over the same period); and 204 deals of capital contribution to buy shares from foreign investors with the total value of capital contribution reaching more than 174.1 million USD (decrease 60.7% over the same period).
Accumulated in the first 20 days of 2023, the total newly registered capital, adjusted and contributed capital to buy shares, buy capital contributions from foreign investors reached nearly USD 1.69 billion, decreased 19.8% compared to the same period last year. Realized capital of FDI projects is estimated at 1.35 billion USD, down 16.3% over the same period in 2022.
FDI inflows into 17 industries in Vietnam. In which, the processing and manufacturing industry leads the way with a total investment of nearly 1.34 billion USD, accounting for 79.5% of the total registered investment capital.
The transportation and warehousing industry ranked second with a total investment of more than 82.9 million USD. Next is the construction industry; real estate business with a total registered capital of more than 63.7 million USD and nearly 60.9 million USD, respectively. Regarding investment partners, Singapore leads with a total investment of more than 813.9 million USD, accounting for 48.3% of total investment capital in Vietnam, up 22.3% over the same period in 2022.
China ranks second with nearly 265.6 million USD. Korea ranked third with a total registered investment capital of more than 148.8 million USD. In January 2023, foreign investors invested in 32 provinces and cities across the country. Bac Giang leads with a total registered investment capital of nearly 791.9 million USD, accounting for nearly 47% of total registered investment capital. Ho Chi Minh City ranked second with 50 new projects, total registered investment capital of more than 179 million USD.
