Overseas investors repatriate over $2bn in 11MFY25

June 18, 2025 (MLN): Foreign investors ' repatriation of profit and dividends rose 16.92% YoY in 11MFY25 to $2.11 billion compared to $1.8bn 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 $2bn worth of profit against the foreign direct investments (FDI) in various businesses compared to $1.69bn in SPLY, marking an increase of around 18.07% YoY in 11MFY25.

The outflow as payment against portfolio investment stood at $104.4m, compared with $105.96m in 11MFY25, witnessing a drop of 1.48% YoY from 11MFY24.

Meanwhile, in May 2025 alone, repatriation of profits and dividends by foreign firms stood at $264.04m.

Sector-wise:

Sectoral representation of the data shows that the major sectors that witnessed the highest repatriation include the Power, Financial Business, Food, Oil & Gas Explorations and Communications sectors.

Among these, the Power sector repatriated the highest profits of $396.25m in 11MFY25 to overseas.

The data further revealed that Profit outflows from the Financial Business sector clocked in at $364.65m.

Profits outflow from the Food sector increased significantly to $293.11m in 11MFY25.

The payments made on total foreign investment under the Oil & Gas Explorations and Communications sector stood at $145.67m and $129.54m, 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 $605.27m during 11MFY25, compared to $455.68m repatriated in the same period prior fiscal year.

To note, in May alone, payments to the United Kingdom stood at $67.82m.

China witnessed the repatriation of the second-highest profits as the country repatriated $290.58m abroad during 11MFY25, compared with $176.92m in 11MFY24.

Third in line was the United States, which repatriated $218.46m from Pakistan, up as compared to the number during SPLY, when the country remitted $132.18m as profit income from Pakistan.

Next in line was the Netherlands with a profit repatriation of $177.98m during the review period.

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