Foreign direct investment into Vietnam dropped 5.1 percent from a year earlier to USD 11.35 billion in January-August 2020. In addition, FDI pledges, which indicate the size of future FDI disbursements, declined 13.7 percent in the year to USD 19.54 billion. The manufacturing and processing sector is set to receive the largest amount of investment (47.7 percent of total pledges) followed by gas, water and electricity distribution (20.6 percent). Singapore was the top source of FDI pledges in the period, followed by South Korea and China.

Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam averaged 6.64 USD Billion from 1991 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 20.38 USD Billion in December of 2019 and a record low of 0.40 USD Billion in January of 2010. This page provides - Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2020. source: Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam

Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam is expected to be 15.10 USD Billion by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam to stand at 21.30 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment is projected to trend around 27.00 USD Billion in 2021, according to our econometric models.

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Vietnam Foreign Direct Investment

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
11.35 10.12 20.38 0.40 1991 - 2020 USD Billion Monthly
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-05-26 03:30 AM May $6.7B $5.15B $7.8B
2020-06-26 03:00 AM Jun $8.7B $6.7B $10.1B
2020-07-27 08:00 AM Jul $10.12B $8.7B $11.5B
2020-08-26 08:30 AM Aug $11.35B $10.12B $12.6B
2020-09-25 08:00 AM Sep $11.35B $15.1B
2020-10-25 08:30 AM Oct $17.4B
2020-11-25 08:30 AM Nov $18.9B
2020-12-28 08:30 AM Dec $22.5B
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FDI Into Vietnam Falls 5.1% in January-August
Foreign direct investment into Vietnam dropped 5.1 percent from a year earlier to USD 11.35 billion in January-August 2020. In addition, FDI pledges, which indicate the size of future FDI disbursements, declined 13.7 percent in the year to USD 19.54 billion. The manufacturing and processing sector is set to receive the largest amount of investment (47.7 percent of total pledges) followed by gas, water and electricity distribution (20.6 percent). Singapore was the top source of FDI pledges in the period, followed by South Korea and China.
2020-08-26
Foreign Direct Investment into Vietnam Falls in January-July
Foreign direct investment into Vietnam dropped 4.1 percent from a year earlier to USD 10.12 billion in January-July 2020. In addition, FDI pledges, which indicate the size of future FDI disbursements, declined 6.9 percent in the year to USD 18.82 billion. The manufacturing and processing sector is set to receive the largest amount of investment (47.6 percent of total pledges) followed by gas, water and electricity distribution (21.0 percent). Singapore was the top source of FDI pledges in the period, followed by South Korea, China, Japan and Thailand.
2020-07-27
FDI Into Vietnam Falls 4.9% YoY in H1
Foreign direct investment into Vietnam dropped 4.9 percent from a year earlier to USD 8.7 billion in January-June 2020. In addition, FDI pledges, which indicate the size of future FDI disbursements, plunged 15.1 percent in the year to USD 15.67 billion. The manufacturing and processing sector is set to receive the largest amount of investment (51.1 percent of total pledges) followed by gas, water and electricity distribution (25.2 percent). Singapore was the top source of FDI pledges in the period, followed by Thailand and China.
2020-06-26
FDI Into Vietnam Falls 8.2% YoY in Jan - May
Foreign direct investment into Vietnam dropped 8.2 percent from a year earlier to USD 6.7 billion in January-May 2020. In addition, FDI pledges, which indicate the size of future FDI disbursements, tumbled 17 percent in the year to USD 13.89 billion. The manufacturing and processing sector is set to receive the largest amount of investment (49.5 percent of total pledges) followed by gas, water and electricity distribution (28.2 percent).
2020-05-26