Overseas investors repatriate $2.2bn in 11MFY26

June 18, 2026 (MLN): Foreign investors ' repatriation of profit and dividends rose 2.31% YoY in 11MFY26 to $2.15 billion compared to $2.11bn 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 $2.06bn worth of profit against the foreign direct investments (FDI) in various businesses compared to $2bn in SPLY,marking an an increase of around 3.01% YoY in 11MFY26.

The outflow as payment against portfolio investment stood at $92.9m, compared with $104.4m in 11MFY26, witnessing a drop of 11.02% YoY from 11MFY25.

Meanwhile, in May 2026 alone, repatriation of profits and dividends by foreign firms stood at $153.3m.

Sector-wise:

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

Among these, the Financial Business sector repatriated the highest profits of $523.2m in 11MFY26 to overseas.

The data further revealed that Profit outflows from the Power sector clocked in at $478.2m.

Profits outflow from the Food sector increased significantly to $175.3m in 11MFY26.

The payments made on total foreign investment under the Communications and Tobacco & Cigarettes sector stood at $158.5m and $111m 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 $585.6m during 11MFY26, compared to $605.3m repatriated in the same period prior fiscal year.

To note, in the month of May alone, payments to United Kingdom stood at $29.2m.

The China witnessed the repatriation of the second-highest profits as the country repatriated $456.3m abroad during 11MFY26, compared with $290.6m in 11MFY25.

Third in line was Netherlands which repatriated $190m from Pakistan, up as compared to the number during SPLY, when the country remitted $178m as profit income from Pakistan.

Next in line was United States with a profit repatriation of $183.5m during the review period.

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