Overseas investors repatriate $2.3bn in 12MFY26

July 20, 2026 (MLN): Foreign investors ' repatriation of profit and dividends rose 3.87% YoY in 12MFY26 to $2.31 billion compared to $2.22bn 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 $2.2bn worth of profit against the foreign direct investments (FDI) in various businesses compared to $2.1bn in SPLY,marking an an increase of around 4.62% YoY in 12MFY26.

The outflow as payment against portfolio investment stood at $103.7m, compared with $115m in 12MFY26, witnessing a drop of 9.83% YoY from 12MFY25.

Meanwhile, in June 2026 alone, repatriation of profits and dividends by foreign firms stood at $151.4m.

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 $534.5m in 12MFY26 to overseas.

The data further revealed that Profit outflows from the Power sector clocked in at $507.7m.

Profits outflow from the Food sector increased significantly to $200.5m in 12MFY26.

The payments made on total foreign investment under the Communications and Tobacco & Cigarettes sector stood at $159.9m and $117.5m 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 $621.2m during 12MFY26, compared to $625.6m repatriated in the same period prior fiscal year.

To note, in the month of June alone, payments to United Kingdom stood at $35.6m.

The China witnessed the repatriation of the second-highest profits as the country repatriated $486.5m abroad during 12MFY26, compared with $291.4m in 12MFY25.

Third in line was United States which repatriated $191.4m from Pakistan, down as compared to the number during SPLY, when the country remitted $223m as profit income from Pakistan.

Next in line was Netherlands with a profit repatriation of $190.6m during the review period.

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