Outward FDI growth: Vietnam’s overseas investment rises 2.3-fold in early 2026

During the period, 36 new overseas projects were granted investment certificates with total registered capital from Vietnamese investors reaching US$ 532.4 million, up 2.3 times compared to the same period last year. In addition, three projects adjusted their capital with an additional US$ 7.8 million, 1.5 times higher than a year earlier.

Vietnam’s investment abroad in the first two months of 2026 increased 2.3 times year on year, according to data from the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

During the period, 36 new overseas projects were granted investment certificates with total registered capital from Vietnamese investors reaching US$ 532.4 million, up 2.3 times compared to the same period last year. In addition, three projects adjusted their capital with an additional US$ 7.8 million, 1.5 times higher than a year earlier.

In total, Vietnam’s outbound investment, including newly registered and additional capital, reached US$ 540.2 million, representing a 2.3-fold increase year-on-year.

By sector, electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air-conditioning production and distribution attracted the largest share with US$ 163.8 million, accounting for 30.3 per cent of the total. The construction sector followed with US$ 150.9 million (27.9 per cent), while transportation and warehousing received US$ 149.2 million, equivalent to 27.6 per cent.

In terms of destinations, Vietnamese investments were recorded in 36 countries and territories. Laos ranked first with US$ 176.7 million, accounting for 32.7 per cent of the total. It was followed by Kyrgyzstan with US$ 149.9 million (27.8 per cent), Angola with US$ 30 million (5.6 per cent), the Netherlands with US$ 29.4 million (5.5 per cent), and Sweden with US$ 28.5 million (5.3 per cent).

Meanwhile, total foreign investment registered in Vietnam in the first two months of 2026, including newly registered capital, additional capital and foreign investors’ capital contributions or share purchases, reached US$ 6.03 billion, down 12.6 per cent year-on-year.

However, foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursed in Vietnam during the same period was estimated at US$ 3.21 billion, up 8.8 per cent compared to the same period last year and marking the highest two-month disbursement level in the past five years.

Among 44 countries and territories with new investment projects in Vietnam during the period, the Republic of Korea was the largest investor with US$ 1.34 billion, accounting for 37.8 per cent of newly registered capital. It was followed by Singapore with US$ 1.1 billion (31.1 per cent), China with US$ 522.8 million (14.8 per cent), and Japan with US$ 171 million (4.8 per cent).

According to VNA/VLLF

Source: https://vietnamlawmagazine.vn/vietnams-overseas-investment-rises-23-fold-in-first-two-months-78896.html