Financial business sector attracts nearly $80m in FDI in October

November 17, 2025 (MLN): Pakistan’s Financial Business Sector witnessed the highest net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worth $79.62 million in October 2025, as per the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

The second and third highest rank was held by the Power and Others sector as they experienced a net inflow of $52.77m and $27.91m, respectively, from foreign investors in the review month.

On the other hand, the sector that witnessed the biggest net outflow was the Communications sector as foreign investors withdrew an amount of $11.26m.

In the ongoing fiscal period (4MFY26), the Power sector has ranked first in terms of the highest net FDI of $297.04m, compared to an inflow of $594.81m recorded in 4MFY25.

This was followed by the Financial Business sector, which attracted a net FDI of $259.83m during the review period as against $241.32m in the previous fiscal year.

The third-highest net FDI receiver was Other sector with cumulative net inflows of $76.84m, showing a rise of 25.4% YoY as the sector observed $61.27m net foreign inflows in SPLY.

Analysing further, the sector that experienced the highest divestment was the Mining & Quarrying sector, as the FDI balance for this sector stood at negative $24.77m in 4MFY26, compared to negative $101.76m in 4MFY25.

The Transport Equipment(Automobiles) sector was the second sector in line to record divestment through FDI of $23.06m, against an outflow of $10.84m incurred in the SPLY.

Furthermore, the Construction sector also faced a divestment of $10.96m in 4MFY26, significantly down as in 4MFY25, the withdrawal stood at $13.63m.

It is crucial to mention that in October, FDI in the country clocked in at $178.93m.

On a cumulative basis, within 4MFY26, FDI has increased to $747.73m as compared to Foreign investment of $1.01bn reported in the corresponding period last year.

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