On average, 6,348 enterprises returned to operation each month.
In December alone, 8,843 enterprises resumed operations nationwide, marking a 14.8 percent increase compared to the previous month. This brought the total number of new enterprises and those returning to operations in 2024 to 233,419 businesses.
The year also saw the establishment of 157,240 new enterprises, a 1.39 percent decrease year-on-year. During this period, the economy received an additional VND3.5 quadrillion (approximately US$140.6 billion) in registered capital, an increase of 1.17 percent compared to 2023.
Most newly established businesses were small-scale enterprises with capital ranging from less than 1 billion to VND10 billion, accounting for 145,464 enterprises (92.5 percent), a 1.2 percent rise compared to the previous year.
New firms in the service sector reached 118,840, making up nearly 75.6 percent of the total newly-established ones, a slight decline of 0.64 percent year-on-year.
There were 36,778 new firms in the industry and construction sector, down 3.42 percent compared to 2023.
Meanwhile, in 2024, 197,861 enterprises exited the market, with the majority opting for temporary suspension. In December alone, 26,418 businesses withdrew from the market.