FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN HCMC
Being as the largest economic center of the country, during 15 years Ho Chi Minh City has been trying her best to attract foreign direct investment (FDI).  

Number of FDI projects 1988 - 2006 By Investment Forms
-------------------------------

Investment Form

Number of Project

%

100% Foreign Owned

1,125

72.02

Joint-Venture

434

27.78

BCC

51

3.26

Other

42

20.68

TOTAL

1,562

100.00

Note: this value calculated on operating projects, excluding withdrawn projects

Note: the above figures show the accumulated foreign invested capital registered from 1988-2005

 

I. Foreign Capital Distribution

Countries & Territories

No. Projects

(%)

Capital

(%)

 Singapore

 183

 11.71%

2,141,939

 24.69 % 

 Taiwan

 373

 23.87%

2,044,839

 15.04 % 

 Hong Kong

 135

 8.64%

 1,823,697 

 13.53 % 

 Japan

 196

 12.54%

 1,027,076  

 7.45 % 

 British Virgin Islands

 93

 5.95%

 1,634,250  

 11.87 % 

 Korea

 339

 21.70%

 983,630  

 6.45 % 

 Malaysia

 43

 2.75%

 837,698  

 6.18 % 

 

II. Ten Largest Foreign Investors in HCM City (1988-2006):

Industries

Number of Project

Amount of Capital

Property

 129

 5,670,472  

Industrial

 865

 5,182,815  

Services

 570

 3,045,949  

Building (supply) industry

 63

 1,470,497  

Other manufacturing industries

 191

 979,116  

Culture and Leisure

 18

 831,444  

Household appliances

 104

 591,553  

Telecommunications

 55

915,374  

Sporting

 8

 422,974  

Household products

 45

 386,277  

 

 
Home | About Us | Economic Overview | Business Guide | Project Database | Law & Regulations
Startup Procedures | Industry Information | Important Links | Visiting Us | EPZs and IZs in HCM
Department of Planning and Investment of HCMC.
32 Le Thanh Ton St., Dist 1., Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Tel: (84.8) 8294988 - Fax: (84.8) 8295008 - (84.8) 8290817 - E-mail: ipdpi@hcm.vnn.vn