Overseas investors repatriate $1.4bn in 5MFY26

December 19, 2025 (MLN): Foreign investors ' repatriation of profit and dividends rose 24.46% YoY in 5MFY26 to $1.42 billion compared to $1.14bn worth of repatriation in the same period last year, the latest data issued by the central bank revealed.

The data further revealed that during the period, foreign companies repatriated $1.37bn worth of profit against the foreign direct investments (FDI) in various businesses compared to $1.09bn in SPLY, marking an increase of around 25.91% YoY in 5MFY26.

The outflow as payment against portfolio investment stood at $51.95m, compared with $54.36m in 5MFY26, witnessing a drop of 4.43% YoY from 5MFY25.

Meanwhile, in November 2025 alone, repatriation of profits and dividends by foreign firms stood at $281.44m.

Sector-wise:

Sectoral representation of the data shows that the major sectors that witnessed the highest repatriation include the Power, Financial Business, Communications, Food and Tobacco & Cigarettes sectors.

Among these, the Power sector repatriated the highest profits of $350.17m in 5MFY26 to overseas.

The data further revealed that Profit outflows from the Financial Business sector clocked in at $310.32m.

Profits outflow from the Communications sector increased significantly to $116.33m in 5MFY26.

The payments made on total foreign investment under the Food and Tobacco & Cigarettes sector stood at $103.83m and $81.2m respectively during the review period.

Country-wise:

A country-wise break up of data on repatriation of profit released by SBP revealed that firms and individual investors in China dispatched the single largest profit of $379.83m during 5MFY26, compared to $97.02m repatriated in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

To note, in the month of November alone, payments to China stood at $96.63m.

The United Kingdom witnessed the repatriation of the second-highest profits as the country repatriated $354.79m abroad during 5MFY26, compared with $412.68m in 5MFY25.

Third in line was the Netherlands, which repatriated $119.43m from Pakistan, compared to the number during SPLY, when the country remitted $29.08m as profit income from Pakistan.

Next in line was the United States with a profit repatriation of $106.71m during the review period.

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