Hanoi: Vietnam attracted 33.69 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 11 months of 2025, marking a 7.4% increase from the previous year, with manufacturing and processing continuing to draw the strongest interest from foreign investors.

According to Vietnam News Agency, the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance reported that disbursed FDI reached an estimated 23.6 billion USD during this period, representing an 8.9% year-on-year increase. This figure is noted as the highest 11-month disbursement in five years.

The manufacturing sector raked in 19.56 billion USD, accounting for 82.9% of the total FDI. In addition to manufacturing, the real estate sector attracted 1.67 billion USD, while the electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning production and distribution sectors brought in 754.9 million USD.