Foreign investors continue to pour capital into Vietnam

With their confidence reinforced, foreign investors not only continue to choose Vietnam as a new destination, but are also willing to expand the scale of their existing projects. This is the reason why foreign investment in Vietnam continues to record a positive trend.

Total registered foreign investment capital in Vietnam as of June 30, 2025 increased by 32.6% over the same period last year, demonstrating the attractiveness of the Vietnamese market to international investors. In the photo: Workers perform the car assembly process at a Toyota factory in Vietnam: Photo: Le Toan

Confidence is reinforced, big projects return

“Trust” is a phrase mentioned quite a lot in the Ministry of Finance 's reports on the socio-economic situation, as well as reports on foreign investment attraction in the first 6 months of 2025.

“Total registered foreign investment capital in Vietnam as of June 30, 2025 reached more than 21.51 billion USD, an increase of 32.6% over the same period last year, demonstrating the attractiveness of the Vietnamese market to international investors.”

“This figure includes newly registered capital, adjusted registered capital and the value of capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors (respectively 9.3 billion USD, down 9.6%; 8.95 billion USD, up 2.2 times; and 3.28 billion USD, up 73.6% - PV), showing the diversity in investment forms and the growing confidence of the international business community”.

Nearly 72% of European business leaders are willing to recommend Vietnam as an investment destination. This figure shows the steadfastness of confidence in Vietnam's investment environment," said Bruno Jaspaert, Chairman of EuroCham, when announcing the Business Confidence Index (BCI) for the second quarter of 2025, although the score achieved in this survey was only 61.1 points, a slight decrease compared to the first quarter of 2025.

“Registered capital adjustment recorded high growth, with 826 projects licensed in previous years registering to adjust their investment capital, with a total capital increase of 8.95 billion USD, 2.2 times higher than the same period last year. This shows investors' confidence in expanding their operations in Vietnam.”

These are the comments made by the Ministry of Finance. In addition, the Ministry of Finance affirmed that the foreign direct investment capital realized in the first 6 months of 2025 is estimated at 11.72 billion USD, an increase of 8.1% over the same period last year and reaching the highest level of 6 months in the past 5 years, "reflecting Vietnam's ability to effectively execute and deploy projects".

The above comments once again confirm that foreign investment continues to be a bright spot in the economy . In the context of the global economy still having many fluctuations, investors not only continue to choose Vietnam as a new destination, but are also willing to expand the scale of existing projects. That is the reason why foreign investment in Vietnam continues to record a positive growth trend.

Moreover, it is worth noting that many large-scale investment projects have “landed” in Vietnam. Among them are the $1 billion project of the SYRE Group (Sweden), or the $1.5 billion project of the Trump Organization.

Similarly, we can mention the Yen So Park Project, which increased its capital by 1.12 billion USD; or the Nam Thang Long New Urban Area Development Project, which increased its capital by 780 million USD. These projects have greatly contributed to the sharp increase in total registered foreign investment capital in the past 6 months and, as the Ministry of Finance has assessed, this has shown the confidence of foreign investors in Vietnam.

SYRE is a European investor. Ms. Susanna Campbell, President of SYRE Group, said that with an investment of 1 billion USD, SYRE is aiming to turn Vietnam into the first global center for circular textiles, applying high technology according to US and EU standards, in line with Vietnam's sustainable development orientation.

Similarly, in early April 2025, the LEGO Group (Denmark) inaugurated a factory worth more than 1.3 billion USD in Binh Duong (now Ho Chi Minh City).

Need leading projects

Foreign investment capital into Vietnam is still flowing strongly. However, when reporting to the Government at the recent regular Government meeting and Government Conference with localities, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang emphasized that although the foreign investment capital flow is "very positive", it is "slow to attract strategic investors with large, high-tech projects, capable of leading the value chain and creating an ecosystem".

These are the projects that Vietnam needs to focus on if it wants to promote new growth drivers, aiming to bring the economy to over 8% growth this year and double-digit growth in the coming years. Continuing to improve the investment environment, increasing investment promotion of large corporations, in high-tech and source technology fields is what the Vietnamese Government is striving to do.

“Reform cannot stop at cutting paperwork. It is necessary to build a transparent and predictable legal framework, along with effective coordination between competent authorities,” said Bruno Jaspaert, Chairman of EuroCham.

Meanwhile, according to Lawyer Nguyen Hong Chung, Chairman of DVL Ventures, Vice Chairman and General Secretary of the Vietnam Industrial Park Finance Association (VIPFA), institutions are the key factor.

“Vietnam is reforming strongly, but still needs to go further in digitizing the entire investment process, from registration, licensing to project operation. The solution is to build a national digital platform to support foreign investors, which integrates information on planning, logistics costs, industry policies, land, etc., along with a team of specialized consultants,” said Mr. Nguyen Hong Chung.

There are two stories that may affect Vietnam’s investment attraction in the coming time. That is the US tariff policy and Vietnam’s recent reorganization of administrative units. In its report on foreign investment attraction, the Foreign Investment Agency (Ministry of Finance) also emphasized this.

According to the Foreign Investment Agency, the US reciprocal tax policy may create concerns among the international investor community. This may be one of the reasons why some foreign investors are more cautious in the disbursement process, especially with large-scale, long-term projects.

However, positive news came after a direct phone call between General Secretary To Lam and President Donald Trump. Commenting on this, VinaCapital said that as long as the tax imposed on Vietnamese goods is not 10% higher than that of other countries, Vietnam will still "strongly attract" foreign investment capital.

Meanwhile, with the reorganization of the administrative apparatus, the Foreign Investment Agency believes that this is also a key factor in strengthening the confidence of foreign investors, creating expectations for extensive administrative reform and a more open investment environment in the coming time.

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