Overseas investors repatriate $1.8bn in 9MFY26

April 20, 2026 (MLN): Foreign investors ' repatriation of profit and dividends rose 6.33% YoY in 9MFY26 to $1.83 billion compared to $1.72bn 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 $1.76bn worth of profit against the foreign direct investments (FDI) in various businesses compared to $1.65bn in SPLY,marking an an increase of around 6.9% YoY in 9MFY26.

The outflow as payment against portfolio investment stood at $65.9m, compared with $70.8m in 9MFY26, witnessing a drop of 6.92% YoY from 9MFY25.

Meanwhile, in March 2026 alone, repatriation of profits and dividends by foreign firms stood at $102.4m.

Sector-wise:

Sectorial representation of the data shows that the major sectors that witnessed the highest repatriation include the Power , Financial Business, Food, Communications and Transport sectors.

Among these, the Power sector repatriated the highest profits of $427.5m in 9MFY26 to overseas.

The data further revealed that Profit outflows from the Financial Business sector clocked in at $404.9m.

Profits outflow from the Food sector increased significantly to $142.5m in 9MFY26.

The payments made on total foreign investment under the Communications and Transport sector stood at $133.5m and $91.3m 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 the United Kingdom dispatched the single largest profit of $475.6m during 9MFY26, compared to $511.2m repatriated in the same period prior fiscal year.

To note, in the month of March alone, payments to United Kingdom stood at $31.6m.

The China witnessed the repatriation of the second-highest profits as the country repatriated $438.7m abroad during 9MFY26, compared with $221.4m in 9MFY25.

Third in line was United States which repatriated $160.9m from Pakistan, down as compared to the number during SPLY, when the country remitted $190.7m as profit income from Pakistan.

Next in line was Netherlands with a profit repatriation of $157.9m during the review period.

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