Total social investment up 11.6% in nine months and FDI inflows reach record high
ĐNO - Vietnam’s total social investment in the first nine months of 2025 was estimated at VND 2.7 quadrillion, up 11.6% year-on-year. This growth rate was a sharp increase from the 7% growth recorded in the same period of 2024, reflecting strong government efforts and growing investor confidence.
According to the General Statistics Office, realised foreign direct investment (FDI) reached USD 18.8 billion, up 8.5%, marking the highest nine-month level since 2021.
In the third quarter, total realised investment capital was estimated at VND 1.1 quadrillion, up 13.3% year-on-year, with the state sector contributing VND 343 trillion (up 23.9%), the non-state sector VND 582.2 trillion (up 8.2%), and the FDI sector VND 174.9 trillion (up 12.2%).
For the first nine months, investment by the state sector reached VND 798.4 trillion, accounting for 29.6% of total capital and up 19.6% year-on-year. The non-state sector contributed VND 1.44 quadrillion (53.3% of total, up 7.8%), while the FDI sector made up VND 462.1 trillion (17.1% of total, up 11.2%).
Particularly, public investment disbursement in the first nine months reached VND 550.1 trillion, equivalent to 55.7% of the annual plan, up 27.9% year-on-year, compared with only 2.5% in the same period last year. This reflects strong efforts to accelerate public investment with central capital up 6% and local capital surging 32.4% (including increases of 37.8% at the provincial level and 12.8% at the communal level).
Foreign investment remained a bright spot of the economy. As of September 30, total registered FDI reached USD 28.54 billion, up 15.2% year-on-year. Realized FDI amounted to USD 18.8 billion, up 8.5%, the highest nine-month level in the past five years.
In addition to attracting FDI, Vietnam also expanded its outbound investment. In the first nine months, Vietnamese investors received approval for 134 new projects abroad worth USD 709.3 million, nearly four times higher than 2024. In addition, 23 existing projects increased their investment capital by an 137.5 million USD.
(Source: Vietnamplus)