Hanoi (VNA) - Foreign investors registered a total of 21.5 billion USD in investments in Vietnam during the first half of 2025, up 32.6% year-on-year, the Ministry of Finance's Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) revealed in its latest report.

Of the total, newly registered capital accounted for nearly 9.3 billion USD across 1,988 new projects. Meanwhile, adjusted capital reached approximately 8.95 billion USD through 826 existing projects and investment via capital contributions and share purchases totalled nearly 3.3 billion USD.

Disbursement of foreign investment also maintained its upward trend in H1, reaching an estimated 11.7 billion USD, up 8.1% year-on-year, the FIA said.

The sharp uptick in foreign investment reflects growing confidence among international businesses in Vietnam’s investment climate. According to the FIA, investors are not only continuing to view Vietnam as an attractive destination, but are also reinforcing their commitment by expanding the scale of existing projects.

𝔉 During the first six months, the manufacturing and processing sector drew in the lion's share of foreign investment with nearly 12 billion USD, accounting for 56.5% of total registered capital and marking a 32% year-on-year increase.

The real estate sector ranked second with over 5.1 billion USD, representing 24% of the total and more than doubling compared to the same period last year. The science and technology sector drew nearly 1.2 billion USD, followed by the water supply and waste treatment sector with 903 million USD.

Singapore retained its position as the leading foreign investor in Vietnam during this period, with total investment exceeding 4.6 billion USD, accounting for 21.4% of total foreign capital and down 25% year-on-year.

The Republic of Korea came next with more than 3 billion USD, making up nearly 14.3% of the total and representing a two-fold rise compared to the same period last year.

Other major sources of foreign investment in Vietnam included China with over 2.5 billion USD, Japan with 2.2 billion USD, and Malaysia with 1.6 billion USD, further contributing to the country’s strong investment performance in the first half of 2025.

Malaysia and Sweden saw notable increases in their investment rankings in Vietnam during the reviewed period. Malaysia jumped 20 places compared to the same period last year, driven largely by a significant capital adjustment of 1.1 billion USD for the Yen So Park construction project in Hanoi in May.

Meanwhile, Sweden surged 59 places, thanks to a major new investment in June - the 1 billion USD polyester fabric recycling production complex in the Economic Zone in Binh Dinh province (now Gia Lai province).

Hanoi led the country with nearly 3.7 billion USD in registered investment, accounting for 17% of the total and nearly 2.8 times higher than the same period last year, followed by Bac Ninh with 2.7 billion USD or 14.6% and Ho Chi Minh City with over 2.7 billion USD, or 12.6%. /.