Overseas investors repatriate $2bn in 10MFY26

May 18, 2026 (MLN): Foreign investors’ repatriation of profit and dividends rose 8.66% YoY in 10MFY26 to $2.00 billion compared to $1.84bn worth of repatriation in the same period last year, the latest data issued by the central bank revealed.

The data further showed that during the period, foreign companies repatriated $1.92bn worth of profit against foreign direct investments (FDI) in various businesses compared to $1.75bn in the same period last year, marking an increase of 9.58% YoY in 10MFY26.

The outflow as payment against portfolio investment stood at $80.7m during 10MFY26, compared with $89.2m in the corresponding period of last fiscal year, witnessing a decline of 9.53% YoY.

Sector-wise, the manufacturing sector recorded the highest repatriation at $475.9m, followed by financial and insurance activities at $479.7m, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply at $422.0m, wholesale and retail trade at $195.4m, and information and communication at $155.5m during the review period.

Meanwhile, in April 2026 alone, repatriation of profits and dividends by foreign firms stood at $172.0m.

Sector-wise:

Sectorial representation of the data showed that the major sectors witnessing the highest repatriation of profit and Sectorial data showed that the Financial Business, Power, Food, Communications, and Transport sectors recorded the highest profit repatriation during 10MFY26.

Among these, the Financial Business sector repatriated the highest profits of $476.8m, followed by the Power sector with outflows of $433.3m during the review period.

The Food sector recorded profit repatriation of $172.1m, while payments on total foreign investment in the Communications and Transport sectors stood at $148.5m and $92.4m, respectively, in 10MFY26.

Country-wise:

A country-wise break up of profit repatriation data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed that firms and investors from the United Kingdom repatriated the highest profit of $556.4m during 10MFY26, compared to $553.8m in the same period last year.

In April 2026 alone, payments to the United Kingdom stood at $80.8m.

China ranked second with profit repatriation of $439.5m during 10MFY26, sharply higher than $222.8m in 10MFY25.

Netherlands stood third as it repatriated $175.5m during the review period, compared to $162.8m in the corresponding period last year.

Next was the United States with profit outflows of $169.0m, down from $201.9m in the same period of last fiscal year.

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