The report on foreign investment by the Foreign Investment Department - Ministry of Planning and Investment said that in the first 5 months of 2023, the total newly registered capital, adjusted and contributed capital to buy shares, buy capital shares. contribution (GVMCP) of foreign investors reached nearly 10.86 billion USD, equaling 92.7% over the same period. Realized capital of foreign investment projects is estimated at 7.65 billion USD, down 0.8% over the same period in 2022.

In terms of provinces and cities receiving investment, the report said, foreign investors have invested in 50 provinces and cities across the country in the first five months of 2023. In which, 3 localities have total investment capital. Investments exceeding the 1 billion USD mark include: Hanoi, Bac Giang and Ho Chi Minh City.

Specifically, Hanoi leads the country in attracting FDI in the first 5 months of 2023, with a total registered investment capital of nearly 1.87 billion USD, accounting for nearly 17.2% of the total registered investment capital and nearly doubling the total registered investment capital. 2.7 times over the same period in 2021. During this period, Hanoi has granted new grants to 146 projects, with a total newly registered capital of USD 48.3 million; approved capital adjustment for 71 projects, with adjusted registered capital of nearly 200 million USD and approved for 144 times of capital contribution and share purchase, with the value of capital contribution and share purchase reaching more than 1.6 billion USD .

After Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City is the second ranked locality in the country with a total registered investment capital of more than 1.14 billion USD, accounting for more than 10.5% of the total investment capital of the country. In which, the province has granted 374 new projects, with a total newly registered capital of 199.83 million USD; approved capital adjustment for 121 projects, with adjusted registered capital of more than 403 million USD and approved for 836 times of capital contribution to buy shares, with the value of capital contribution and share purchase reaching more than 511 million USD.

The third province with FDI capital from the beginning of the year to May 2023 reaching more than 1 billion USD is Bac Giang. Accordingly, in the first 5 months of 2023, the total registered investment capital in Bac Giang reached more than 1 billion USD, accounting for more than 9.4% of the total investment capital of the country, an increase of nearly 2.4 times over the same period. In which, the province has granted 22 new projects, with a total newly registered capital of 953.65 million USD; approved capital adjustment for 11 projects, with adjusted registered capital reaching 52.14 million USD and approved for 836 times of capital contribution and share purchase, with the value of capital contribution and share purchase reaching more than 540 million USD.

In addition to the three localities mentioned above, some other localities also attracted a large amount of foreign direct investment capital in the first 5 months of the year, such as: Binh Duong ($909 million); Dong Nai ($678.77 million), Bac Ninh ($750 million), Hai Phong ($552 million), …

In terms of the number of projects, Ho Chi Minh City is the leading locality in the country in terms of the number of new projects (38.9%), number of adjusted projects (24.9%) and capital contribution and share purchase. (65.4%).

As of May 20, 2023, the country has 37,238 valid projects with a total registered capital of nearly $447.67 billion. The accumulated realized capital of foreign direct investment projects is estimated at nearly 281.65 billion USD, equaling nearly 62.9% of the total valid registered investment capital.

By location, foreign investors have been present in all 63 provinces and cities in the country, of which Ho Chi Minh City is the leading locality in attracting foreign direct investment with more than 56 $2.7 billion (accounting for 12.7% of total investment capital). The second is Binh Duong with nearly 40 billion USD (accounting for more than 8.9% of total investment capital). Hanoi is ranked with more than 39.2 billion USD (accounting for nearly 8.8% of total investment capital).

Followed by Dong Nai (1,840 valid projects), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (537 projects), Hai Phong (1,018 projects) and Bac Ninh (1,908 projects), with total accumulated investment capital respectively. is 35.6 billion USD; 33.3 billion USD; 25.8 billion USD; $23.9 billion.