- April 26, 1957: Formerly known as Bank for Construction of Vietnam under the Ministry of Finance was established under the Decision No.177/TTg issued by the Prime Minister;
- June 24, 1981: Renamed as Bank for Investment and Construction of Vietnam under the State Bank of Vietnam;
- November 14, 1990: Renamed Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV);
- 1995: Put into operation as a commercial bank with a charter capital of VND1,100 billion;
- 2001: Became the first commercial bank granted with the Certificate ISO 9001:2000;
- 2008: Increased the charter capital to VND8,756 billion;
- 2009: Increased the charter capital to VND10,498 billion;
- 2010: Increased the charter capital to VND14,600 billion;
- 2011: Decreased the charter capital to VND12,974 billion;
- December 28, 2011: Initial Public Offering (IPO) was launched at an average winning bid of VND18,583 per share;
- April 27, 2012: Transformed into Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam with a charter capital of VND23,012 billion under the business registration certificate No.0100150619 amended for the 13th time by Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment;
- August 06, 2013: Increased the charter capital to VND28,112 billion;
- 2014: Listed on Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE);
- 2015: Increased the charter capital to VND34.187 billion;
- February 20, 2020: Increased the charter capital to VND40,220,180,400,000;