Overseas investors repatriate over $1bn in 4MFY26
MG News | November 19, 2025 at 04:10 PM GMT+05:00
November 19, 2025 (MLN): Foreign investors ' repatriation of profit and dividends rose 38.97% YoY in 4MFY26 to $1.14 billion compared to $818.36 million 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 $1.11bn worth of profit against the foreign direct investments (FDI) in various businesses compared to $783.69m in SPLY, marking an increase of around 41.52% YoY in 4MFY26.
The outflow as payment against portfolio investment stood at $28.25m, compared with $34.68m in 4MFY26, witnessing a drop of 18.52% YoY from 4MFY25.
Meanwhile, in October 2025 alone, repatriation of profits and dividends by foreign firms stood at $385.63m.
Sector-wise:
Sectorial representation of the data shows that the major sectors that witnessed the highest repatriation include the Power, Financial Business, Food, Pharmaceuticals & OTC Products and Communications sectors.
Among these, the Power sector repatriated the highest profits of $341.69m in 4MFY26 to overseas.
The data further revealed that Profit outflows from the Financial Business sector clocked in at $226.7m.
Profits outflow from the Food sector increased significantly to $76.24m in 4MFY26.
The payments made on total foreign investment under the Pharmaceuticals & OTC Products and Communications sector stood at $74.96m and $72.32m, 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 $372.32m during 4MFY26, compared to $83.9m repatriated in the same period prior fiscal year.
To note, in the month of October alone, payments to China stood at $166.73m.
The United Kingdom witnessed the repatriation of the second-highest profits as the country repatriated $258.15m abroad during 4MFY26, compared with $291.85m in 4MFY25.
Third in line was Netherlands, which repatriated $113.78m from Pakistan, up as compared to the number during SPLY, when the country remitted $20.63m as profit income from Pakistan.
Next in line was U.A.E with a profit repatriation of $95.15m during the review period.
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