International Business News – Statistics from the Foreign Investment Agency of the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam show that in the first seven months of 2022, Vietnam has attracted a total of US$15.41 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI), equivalent to 92.9% of the same period last year. The actual funds in place were US$11.57 billion (US$10.5 billion in the same period last year).
Of the total $15.41 billion in investment agreements, the newly approved investment was $5.723 billion, the additional investment was $7.24 billion, and the M&A investment was $2.578 billion.
Among the countries and regions investing in Vietnam, Singapore topped the list with US$4.3 billion, accounting for 27.67% of the total contracted investment; followed by South Korea (US$3.26 billion, accounting for 20.98%), Denmark (US$1.32 billion, accounting for 8.49%), China ($1.31 billion, 8.43%), Japan ($1.21 billion, 7.79%).