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Vietnam’s foreign direct investment (FDI), after hitting record level
in 1996 with total registered capital attaining US$8,497.3 million,
continuously declined in the next 3 years with registered capital of
1997 reaching $4,649.1 million (down 45.3%), of 1998 down 16.2% and
54.1% over the figure of 1997 and 1996 to $3,897 million, and of 1999
falling 59.8% and 81.5% compared to 1998 and 1996 to $1,568 million,
then registered a slight increase in the next two years with the figure
of 2000 seeing a 28.3% rise over 1999 to $2,012.4 million and of 2001
hitting $2,535.5 million, up 26% compared to 2000, and then posting a
38.6% drop in 2002 to $1,557.7 million. In 2003, the figure jumped 23.8%
over 2002 to $1,928.5 million and reached $474.1 million in the first 4
months of 2004, up 23.4% compared to the corresponding period a year
earlier.
With respect to average registered capital per project, the figure in
the first 4 months of the year hit $3.4 million, more than 1.6 times
over on year figure at $2.1 million.
In the first 4 months of the year, FDI kept focusing on the
industry-construction sector, the service sector, and paid more
attention to the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector.
In regard to counterparts, in the first 4 months, there were 15
nations and territories investing in Vietnam with registered capital
totaling over $1 million. Among them, 9 nations and territories invested
over $10 million. Particularly, Canada shifted t o the top of foreign
investor list.
As of end of April 2004, there were $45.6 billion worth of foreign
registered capital put into Vietnam.
Investment by country from Jan to Apr 21, 2004.
|
|
Countries
and territories
|
Number
of projects
|
Registered
capital ($m)
|
Legal
capital ($m)
|
|
1
|
Canada
|
5
|
150.02
|
45.07
|
|
2
|
Taiwan
|
24
|
106.18
|
36.78
|
|
3
|
South
Korea
|
40
|
69.36
|
38.90
|
|
4
|
Hong
Kong
|
8
|
27.12
|
10.58
|
|
5
|
Japan
|
10
|
26.10
|
13.45
|
|
6
|
U.S.
|
6
|
22.61
|
8.90
|
|
7
|
Australia
|
3
|
20.60
|
6.53
|
|
8
|
China
|
16
|
17.48
|
8.88
|
|
9
|
Russia
|
3
|
13.37
|
5.03
|
|
10
|
Singapore
|
6
|
6.75
|
3.45
|
|
11
|
Malaysia
|
5
|
5.55
|
1.81
|
|
12
|
France
|
4
|
2.88
|
0.95
|
|
13
|
B.V.
Islands
|
4
|
2.46
|
0.88
|
|
14
|
Germany
|
2
|
1.98
|
0.70
|
|
15
|
Belize
|
1
|
1.00
|
0.30
|
|
16
|
Panama
|
1
|
0.50
|
0.20
|
|
17
|
Thailand
|
1
|
0.10
|
0.10
|
|
18
|
Netherlands
|
1
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
|
19
|
Belgium
|
1
|
0.03
|
0.02
|
|
Total
|
141
|
474.13
|
182.57
|
Investment by country as of Apr 21, 2004.
|
Countries
& territories
|
Number
of projects
|
Registered
capital
|
Disbursed
capital ($m)
|
|
Singapore
|
295
|
7,822.38
|
3,234.57
|
|
Taiwan
|
1,119
|
6,329.69
|
2,646.18
|
|
Japan
|
436
|
4,678.85
|
4,060.61
|
|
South
Korea
|
712
|
4,345.12
|
2,770.67
|
|
Hong
Kong
|
298
|
3,012.08
|
1,805.52
|
|
France
|
139
|
2,121.78
|
1,045.18
|
|
B.V.
Islands
|
191
|
2,075.19
|
1,076.88
|
|
Netherlands
|
52
|
1,788.32
|
1,954.55
|
|
Thailand
|
118
|
1,406.80
|
648.01
|
|
U.K.
|
187
|
1,186.19
|
709.08
|
|
U.S.
|
53
|
1,185.11
|
595.61
|
|
Malaysia
|
140
|
1,140.12
|
783.24
|
|
Switzerland
|
27
|
662.81
|
517.98
|
|
Australia
|
94
|
634.88
|
314.34
|
|
China
|
266
|
544.27
|
147.90
|
|
Sweden
|
11
|
455.43
|
358.85
|
|
Cayman
Islands
|
11
|
384.56
|
397.91
|
|
B.
West Indies
|
4
|
352.65
|
84.39
|
|
Bermuda
|
5
|
260.32
|
213.44
|
|
Russia
|
46
|
254.01
|
182.79
|
|
Germany
|
51
|
245.86
|
120.67
|
|
Philippines
|
20
|
224.62
|
83.47
|
|
Canada
|
39
|
219.77
|
17.01
|
|
Indonesia
|
11
|
120.05
|
126.67
|
|
Denmark
|
17
|
119.90
|
80.16
|
|
Mauritius
|
7
|
88.18
|
626.57
|
|
Channel
Islands
|
12
|
76.80
|
48.90
|
|
Belgium
|
23
|
53.32
|
48.21
|
|
Turkey
|
4
|
46.00
|
1.00
|
|
India
|
9
|
45.41
|
550.38
|
|
New
Zealand
|
10
|
41.02
|
11.18
|
|
Norway
|
11
|
40.29
|
14.94
|
|
Italy
|
13
|
38.69
|
8.54
|
|
Czech
Republic
|
5
|
35.93
|
8.32
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
2
|
35.50
|
35.03
|
|
Luxembourg
|
12
|
34.74
|
14.73
|
|
Poland
|
6
|
30.00
|
13.90
|
|
Iraq
|
2
|
27.10
|
15.10
|
|
Ukraine
|
6
|
23.5
|
14.09
|
|
Bahamas
|
3
|
17.35
|
5.35
|
|
Isle
of Man
|
1
|
15.00
|
1.00
|
|
Panama
|
4
|
13.73
|
2.29
|
|
Austria
|
7
|
12.85
|
3.97
|
|
Sri
Lanka
|
3
|
12.81
|
1.17
|
|
Samoa
|
3
|
11.30
|
2.80
|
|
Laos
|
4
|
11.05
|
5.48
|
|
Macau
|
4
|
10.30
|
2.48
|
|
Cuba
|
1
|
6.60
|
7.32
|
|
Israel
|
3
|
6.53
|
5.19
|
|
Belize
|
2
|
4.00
|
0.98
|
|
Hungary
|
3
|
3.13
|
1.74
|
|
Brunei
|
2
|
3.00
|
-
|
|
Western
Samoa
|
1
|
2.30
|
1.71
|
|
Guatemala
|
1
|
1.87
|
-
|
|
Yugoslav
Federation
|
1
|
1.58
|
-
|
|
Syria
|
3
|
1.05
|
-
|
|
Turks
& Caicos Islands
|
1
|
1.00
|
0.70
|
|
Spain
|
2
|
0.75
|
0.60
|
|
Cambodia
|
2
|
0.70
|
0.40
|
|
Cyprus
|
1
|
0.50
|
0.15
|
|
Guam
|
1
|
0.50
|
-
|
|
Belarus
|
1
|
0.40
|
-
|
|
Argentina
|
1
|
0.12
|
0.12
|
|
North
Korea
|
1
|
0.10
|
-
|
|
Total
|
4,520
|
42,326.23
|
25,429.49
|
Investment by sector as of Apr 21, 2004.
|
Sector
|
Number
of projects
|
Registered
capital ($m)
|
Disbursed
capital ($m)
|
|
1.
Industry
|
3,023
|
24,296.83
|
17,397.96
|
|
Oil
& Gas
|
27
|
1,891.58
|
4,427.92
|
|
Light
industry
|
1,239
|
6,314.66
|
2,845.93
|
|
Heavy
industry
|
1,267
|
9,812.74
|
6,028.77
|
|
Food
industry
|
213
|
2,841.53
|
2,018.57
|
|
Construction
|
277
|
3,436.31
|
1,896.77
|
|
2.
Agriculture & forestry
|
615
|
3,056.77
|
1,595.21
|
|
Agriculture
& forestry
|
519
|
2,791.98
|
1,467.02
|
|
Aquaculture
|
96
|
264.799
|
128.19
|
|
3.
Service
|
882
|
14,972.63
|
6,436.33
|
|
Transport,
post & telecom
|
127
|
2,613.89
|
1,054.94
|
|
Hotel
& tourism
|
149
|
3,443.08
|
2,097.03
|
|
Banking
& finance
|
46
|
596.05
|
615.93
|
|
Culture,
health & education
|
156
|
636.78
|
232.67
|
|
New
urban area
|
3
|
2,466.67
|
6.29
|
|
Office
building & apartment
|
99
|
3,466.41
|
1,604.85
|
|
IZ’s
& EPS’s infrastructure construction
|
19
|
895.63
|
525.07
|
|
Other
|
283
|
854.19
|
299.53
|
|
Total
|
4,520
|
42,326.23
|
25,429.49
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Investment by sector from Jan to Apr 21, 2004.
|
Sector
|
Number
of projects
|
Registered
capital ($m)
|
Disbursed
capital ($m)
|
|
1.
Industry
|
90
|
272.97
|
102.50
|
|
Oil
& Gas
|
|
|
|
|
Light
industry
|
36
|
62.31
|
22.83
|
|
Heavy
industry
|
42
|
195.59
|
71.53
|
|
Food
industry
|
3
|
4.20
|
1.45
|
|
Construction
|
9
|
10.86
|
6.69
|
|
2.
Agriculture & forestry
|
20
|
94.42
|
33.99
|
|
Agriculture
& forestry
|
19
|
93.2
|
33.59
|
|
Aquaculture
|
1
|
1.00
|
0.40
|
|
3.
Service
|
31
|
106.74
|
46.08
|
|
Transport,
post & telecom
|
7
|
14.98
|
8.14
|
|
Hotel
& tourism
|
5
|
59.99
|
21.25
|
|
Banking
& finance
|
|
|
|
|
Culture,
health & education
|
6
|
7.66
|
4.53
|
|
New
urban area
|
|
|
|
|
Office
building & apartment
|
1
|
20.58
|
10.30
|
|
IZ’s
& EPS’s infrastructure construction
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
12
|
3.56
|
1.86
|
|
Total
|
141
|
474.13
|
182.57
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Source: Vietnam Investment Review May 3-9, 2004 |
