Of the above total, the disbursed volume of FDI in the processing and manufacturing sector accounts for 81.6 percent, or US$11.1 billion, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported Wednesday.

Meanwhile, total FDI inflows into Viet Nam rose by 27.3 percent on year to US$24.09 billion in the reviewed period.

Processing and manufacturing sector took the lead with US$5.61 billion, making up 55.9 percent of the total FDI inflows, followed by real estate with US$2.36 billion.

Top five foreign investors included Singapore (US$2.84 billion, accounting for 28.3 percent of the total FDI inflows), China (US$2.27 billion, 22.6 percent), Sweden (US$1 billion, 10 percent), Japan (US$865.8 million, 8.6 percent), Taiwan (US$735 million, 7.3 percent), Hong Kong (US$721.2 million, 7.2 percent).

In 2024, FDI inflows to the Southeast Asian nation were estimated at about US$38.23 billion while FDI disbursement reached all-time high of US$25.35 billion.