Total registered foreign direct investment in Vietnam reached $54.85 billion by 31 October 2026, a 74 % rise from the previous year and the highest level since 2009, according to the Ministry of Finance’s National Statistics Office. The surge highlights Vietnam’s growing role in global investment flows.

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.