The ministry reported that in the period under review, US$97.3 million of additional capital was poured into 21 underway projects abroad, pushing the total investment to other countries to US$277.4 million.
Spain was the leading market of Vietnamese firms in the first seven months of this year, attracting US$59.8 million and accounting for 21.6 percent of the total investment.
The country was followed by the US with US$45.7 million, or 16.5 percent of the capital, and Australia with US$45.4 million.
Cambodia and Singapore also lured US$38.5 million and US$34.5 million of investment from Vietnam, respectively.