HANOI, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) — Vietnam attracted 50.36 billion U.S. dollars in total registered foreign investment in the first nine months of 2026, surging 76.4 percent year on year, the Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday, citing the National Statistics Office.
During the period, 3,108 newly licensed projects registered 29.24 billion dollars in capital, 2.4 times the amount recorded in the same period last year, according to the report.
Manufacturing and processing took the largest share of newly registered capital, at 13.38 billion dollars, or 45.8 percent, followed by transport and storage with 5.14 billion dollars.
Singapore was the largest source of newly registered foreign investment, with 9.26 billion dollars, followed by the Republic of Korea with 5.7 billion dollars and Luxembourg with 4.99 billion dollars.
Disbursement of foreign direct investment reached 21.07 billion dollars in the first nine months, up 12.1 percent year on year and the highest nine-month level in five years. ■