As of April 20, 2019, the total registered and additional capital, share purchase and contribution from foreign investors fetch US$14.59 billion, a year-on-year increase of 81%, setting a new record in investment capital over the past four years. |
As many as 1,082 new projects were granted with investment certificates with the newly-registered capital of US$5.34 billion, up 50.4%. 395 projects were added with US$2.11 billion in capital, equal to 94% of the same period last year.
Foreign investors spent US$5.68 billion for shares purchase and contribution in the first four months of 2019, three times higher than the same period in 2018 and making up 52.5% of the total registered capital.
Viet Nam disbursed US$5.7 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in four months, up 7.5%.
Hong Kong (China) takes the lead among 80 nations and territories investing in Viet Nam over the recent first four months of 2019. |
The exports of the FDI sector (including crude oil) reached US$55.42 billion, up 4% and accounting for 70.4% while the import value attained US$42.3 billion, up 9.3%.
Realized capital hits US$197 bln
As of April 20, 2019, a total number of 28,398 FDI valid projects, worth US$349 billion were recorded in Viet Nam. The realized capital of FDI projects was estimated at US$197 billion, equal to 56.4% of the total capital of valid projects.
The manufacturing and processing industry took the lead among 19 economic sectors in attracting FDI with nearly US$203 billion, accounting for 58.1%, followed by real estate with US$58.3 billion and electricity production and distribution with US$23.3 billion.
The Republic of Korea was the largest investor among 131 nations and territories investing in valid projects in Viet Nam with US$64.3 billion, making up 18.4%. Japan occupied the second position with US$57.3 billion, accounting for 16.4%.
Ho Chi Minh City ranked first among 63 cities and provinces in attracting the FDI with US$45.4 billion (making up 13%), followed by Ha Noi with US$33.1 billion and Binh Duong Province with US$32.5 billion.
By Thuy Dung