Vietnam’s outbound investment jumps 3.5 times in H1
The electricity production and distribution sector received the largest share of Vietnamese investment, with over 111.2 million USD, accounting for 22.8% of total overseas investment.
A newly inaugurated TH true MILK factory in Russia. — (Photo: danviet.vn)
Hanoi, July 5 (VNS/VNA) – Overseas investment by Vietnamese firms in the first half of 2025 surged more than 3.5 times, reaching over 487 million USD, the Ministry of Finance's Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) reported.
The electricity production and distribution sector received the largest share of Vietnamese investment, with over 111.2 million USD, accounting for 22.8% of total overseas investment.
It was followed by the transportation and warehousing sector, which attracted nearly 78.5 million USD or 16.1%, while the wholesale and retail sector ranked third with 76.8 million USD or 15.8%.
Among overseas investment destinations, Laos remains the top recipient of Vietnamese capital, attracting a total registered investment of 150.3 million USD in the first half of 2025. The Philippines ranked second with 61.8 million USD, followed by Indonesia with nearly 60.5 million USD.
By the end of June, Vietnam had 1,916 valid investment projects abroad, with total registered capital exceeding 23 billion USD.
By industry, Vietnamese investors have expanded their overseas investments into 18 out of 21 sectors, with the largest focus on mining, which attracted nearly 7.1 billion USD or 30.6% of the total. The agro-forestry and fisheries sector came next with over 3.4 billion USD, or 14.7%, and the information and communications sector ranked third with nearly 2.9 billion USD, or 12.4%./.
Vietnam invested in 151 overseas projects in the first 11 months of 2024, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
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Delegates said that room for economic cooperation between the two countries is still very large and not commensurate with the potential as well as the political and diplomatic relations, especially after the two countries upgraded their relationship to a Strategic Partnership in November 2024.
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In June alone, the export turnover surged by 16.3% year-on-year. The domestic economic sector saw a decrease of 5.7%, while the foreign-invested sector, including crude oil, surged by 24.4%.
The CPI in June rose by 0.48% compared to the previous month, with urban areas up 0.5% and rural areas up 0.45%. The country’s June CPI climbed 3.57% year-on-year.
Agro-forestry-fishery expanded by 3.84%, industry and construction by 8.33%, and the services sector by 8.14%, contributing 5.59%, 42.4%, and 52.21%, respectively, to the overall growth.
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.
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Vietnam's trade balance in the first half of 2025 is estimated to show a surplus of 7.19 billion USD, a 40.6% decline compared to the figure recorded in the same period last year.
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The resolution also aims to create an attractive environment for investment in the financial service sector to promote investment attraction and the free movement of international capital between the International Financial Centre and the world; develop the stock and insurance markets, banking activities, fintech, digital assets, commodities, and e-commerce in Vietnam and integrate with international markets.
