The Ministry of Finance’s National Statistics Office reported that 3,478 newly licensed projects attracted $30.73 billion, with the processing and manufacturing sector accounting for $14.61 billion, or 47.5 % of the total new capital. This makes processing and manufacturing the largest share among new projects.

Existing projects added $16.13 billion, up 33.2 % from a year earlier, according to the same office. Combined with the newly licensed projects, the total newly registered and additional capital reached $46.86 billion, of which processing and manufacturing contributed $24.19 billion (51.6 %).

Among 80 source countries, Singapore was the largest investor with $9.52 billion, representing 31 % of the newly registered capital, while the Republic of Korea followed with $5.81 billion, or 18.9 %, as reported by the National Statistics Office. Luxembourg, Hong Kong (China) and China also featured among the top contributors.

Disbursed FDI in the first ten months reached $24.08 billion, up 13.1 % year‑on‑year, according to the National Statistics Office. The processing and manufacturing sector dominated the disbursed capital with $19.96 billion, or 82.9 % of the total.