Abu dhabi: Vietnam attracted US$24.09 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of 2025, a 27.3 percent increase year-on-year, driven by strong investor confidence, the Ministry of Finance’s National Statistics Office (NSO) reported on Wednesday.

According to Emirates News Agency, the FDI inflows included newly-registered and adjusted capital, as well as capital contribution through share purchases, with $10.03 billion registered for 2,254 new projects. This reflects a 15.2 percent rise in the number of projects year-on-year, although there was an 11.1 percent drop in registered capital, indicating that while investors are increasingly interested in Vietnam, the scale of their individual investments is trending towards smaller deals.