According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment, as of May 20th, 2022, the total newly registered, adjusted, and capital contribution and share purchases by foreign investors reached over 11.71 billion USD, equivalent to 83.7% over the same period last year. Although newly registered capital decreased by 53.4%, adjusted capital and capital contribution and share purchases soared by 45.4% and 51.6%, respectively. The capital generated by FDI projects was estimated at 7.71 billion USD, an increase of 7.8% over the same period in 2021.
In 21 sectors in the national economic classification system, foreign investors had invested in 18 sectors. In which, the processing and manufacturing led with total investment capital of over 6.8 billion USD, accounting for 58.2% of total registered investment capital. The real estate business ranked the second with total investment capital of approximately 3 billion USD, accounting for 25.6% of total registered investment capital. It was followed by information and communication sectors; professional, scientific and technological activities with the total registered capital of approximately 398 million USD and 374.8 million, respectively.
Regarding the number of projects, Korean investors pay the most attention, make new investment decisions and expand investment/capital contribution and share purchase in the first 5 months of 2022 (accounting for 19.4% of new projects, 33.9% of adjusted projects and 36.7% of capital contribution and share purchase).
In the first 5 months of 2022, the foreign investors had invested in 48 provinces and cities nationwide. Binh Duong led the list with total registered investment capital of over 2.52 billion USD, accounting for 21.5% of total investment capital and 2.3 times more than the same period in 2021. Bac Ninh ranked the second with total registered investment capital of nearly 1.65 billion USD, accounting for 14.1% of total investment capital. Ho Chi Minh City ranked the third with total investment capital of nearly USD 1.28 billion, accounting for 11.8% of total investment capital (a year-on-year slight decrease of 1.1%).
The realized investment in the first 5 months of 2022 increased by 7.8% compared to the same period. With the effective support of the Government, authorities and the efforts of business community to overcome the pandemic and adapt to the new normal, enterprises continue to recover, maintain and expand production and business activities.