Pakistan records FDI of $214m in Feb 2026
MG News | March 16, 2026 at 05:24 PM GMT+05:00
March 16, 2026 (MLN): Pakistan recorded foreign
direct investment (FDI) of $213.5 million in February, marking a rise from
$132.7m in the same period last year, according to data released by the State
Bank of Pakistan.
Cumulatively in 8MFY26, the country fetched a FDI of $1,194.9m against the $1,793.4m attracted in the same period last fiscal year.

Within the direct investments in the review month, there was
an inflow of $330.5m, up by 25.9% YoY, while the outflow stood at $117m, down
by 9.86% YoY.
Concerning portfolio investment under FDI, an outflow of
$78.0m was witnessed through equity securities as compared to an outflow of
$21.6m in February 2025.
The foreign private investment into the country amounted to
$135.5m in February 2026, as compared to private investment worth $111.1m
recorded in February 2025.
Meanwhile, with respect to foreign public investment, an
inflow of $51.2m was witnessed during the review month through debt securities,
as against an outflow of $12.4m in February 2025.
The largest contributors to the FDI in this month were
China, Hong Kong and Switzerland. Sector wise, Power sector and Financial
Businesses secured the most FDI in Feb-26.
Accordingly, the total foreign investment in the review
month clocked in at $186.7m, compared to an investment of $98.8m in February
2025.
On a cumulative basis, within 8MFY26, the total foreign
investment stood at $704.1m as compared to $1,582.4m reported in the
corresponding period last year.
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