The FDI inflows cover newly-registered and adjusted capital, and capital contribution through share purchases.

The total amount included US$14.07 billion registered for 3,321 new projects, a year-on-year rise of 21.1 percent in projects, though registered capital dropped 7.6 percent.

Manufacturing and processing took the lead with US$5.61 billion, accounting for 55.9 percent of the newly-registered capital, while real estate scooped up 19.5 percent (US$2.75 billion).

Singapore led the charge among 87 countries and territories, pouring in US$3.76 billion, or 26.7 percent of the new capital total. It was followed by mainland China with US$3.21 billion, Hong Kong (China) US$1.38 billion, Japan US$1.17 billion, Sweden US$1 billion, Chinese Taipei US$901.2 million and South Korea US$627 million.

Meanwhile, 920 existing projects pumped in additional US$12.11 billion in 1,206 projects, up 45 percent in terms of capital.

When combining new and adjusted capital, manufacturing and processing ruled with US$16.37 billion, or 62.5 percent of the total FDI, followed by real estate at US$5.32 billion, equivalent to 20.3 percent.

Share purchases and capital contributions jumped 45.1 percent year on year to US$5.34 billion via 2,918 transactions.

During January-October, Viet Nam disbursed US$21.3 billion in FDI, up 8.8 percent.