Average startup capital per new business doubled to 800 000
Business formation and capital inflows picked up across Vietnam in the first 10 months of 2026 with new and returning enterprises and registered capital both rising
In the first ten months of 2026, the average startup capital per new business surged to VND20.2 billion ($790,000), marking a remarkable 110.6% increase compared to the previous year. This upward trend in startup capital was fueled by a substantial boost in the number of new businesses registered, which reached nearly 243,600, a 4.8% decline compared to the same period last year.
Despite this slight decrease in the number of new businesses, the total additional registered capital rose by 11.6% year-on-year, amounting to nearly VND5.8 quadrillion ($227 billion). October alone saw nearly 12,600 businesses established, with around VND254.8 trillion ($10 billion) in registered capital, representing an 8.7% increase in the number of businesses and a 45% rise in capital from the previous month.
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