Ministry of Planning and Investment Portal

1. Performance

Realized capital

As of September 20^th 2016, FDI projects were estimated to disburse US$ 11.02 billion, up 12.4% as compared to the same period last year.

Export and import

Export turnover of FDI sector (including crude oil) in the first 9 months 2016 was US$ 91.165 billion, up 7.4% as compared to the same period last year and capturing 71.1% of total export turnover. Export turnover (excluding crude oil) in the first 9 months 2016 was US$ 89.471 billion, up 9.3% as compared to the same period last year and making for 69.7% of total export turnover.

Import turnover of FDI sector in the first 9 months 2015 was US$ 74.019 billion, up 0.9% as compared to the same period last year and accounting for 59% of total import turnover. Generally, in the first 9 months 2016, trade surplus of FDI sector was US$ 17.146 billion including crude oil and US$ 15.452 billion excluding crude oil.

2. Granting of investment certificates

As of September 20^th 2016, as much as 1,820 projects were granted investment certificate with total registered capital of US$ 11.165 billion, up 1.1% as compared to the same period last year. As much as 851 projects registered to adjust capital with total additionally registered capital of US$ 5.265 billion, equaling 86.1% as compared to the same period last year.

In the first 9 months 2016, total newly and additionally registered capital was US$ 16.43 billion, equivalent to 95.8% as compared to the same period last year.

By investment field

In the first 9 months 2016, as much as 19 fields were invested, in which processing and manufacturing attracted more with 767 newly registered projects and 608 additionally registered projects with total newly and additionally registered capital of US$ 12.15 billion, making for 73.9% of total investment capital in the first 9 months. Real estate ranked second with 34 newly registered projects and total newly and additionally registered capital of US$ 1 billion, capturing 6.1% of total investment capital. Professional and scientific, technical activities ranked third with total newly and additionally registered capital of 649 million, accounting for 3.9% of total investment capital.

By investor

In the first 9 months 2016, there were 65 nations and territories investing in Vietnam. Korea ranked first with total newly and additionally of US$ 5.58 billion, capturing 34% of total investment capital in Vietnam; Singapore ranked second with total newly and additionally registered capital of US$ 1.84 billion, making for 11.2% of total investment capital; Japan ranked third with US$ 1.7 billion, accounting for 10.3% of total investment capital.

By investment area

In the first 9 months 2016, as much as 54 provinces and cities were invested. Hai Phong attracted more with 37 newly registered projects and 28 additionally registered projects with total newly and additionally registered of US$ 2.74 billion, making for 16.7% of total investment capital. Hanoi ranked second with total newly and additionally registered capital of US$ 1.97 billion, accounting for 12%. Followed by Dong Nai and Binh Duong with respectively total newly and additionally registered capital of US$ 1.89 billion and 1.49 billion.

Some large projects in the first 9 months 2016

- LG Display in Hai Phong granted investment certificate on April 15^th2016 with total registered capital of US$ 1.5 billion was invested by LG Display Co., Ltd (Korea), producing and processing of plastic OLED display for mobile devices;

- LG Innotek Hai Phong factory with total registered capital of US$ 550 million was invested by LG Innotek Co., Ltd of Korea, producing module of camera;

- Amata Long Thanh City was invested US$ 309.3 million by Thailand to build services urban according to the plan of Dong Nai;

- Samsung Center for Research and Development with total registered capital of US$ 300 million was invested by Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd to research and deploy electrical, electronic products and high technical communication (CPC 851);

- Seoul Semiconductor Vina was invested in Ha Nam by Korea with total registered capital of US$ 300 million in order to research, develop, manufacture, assemble, machine LED Chip, LED package, semiconductor products, LED components, LED module./.