Pakistan's Communications sector records divestment of $385m in December

January, 19 2026 (MLN): Pakistan’s Communications Sector witnessed the highest outflow through foreign investors worth $384.7 million in December 2025, as per the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

The second and third highest rank was held by the Mining & Quarrying and Oil & Gas Explorations sector as they experienced a net outflow of $8.6m and $8.2m respectively from foreign investors in the review month.

On the other hand, the sector that witnessed the biggest net inflow was the Power sector as foreign investors invested an amount of $86.7m.

In the ongoing fiscal period (6MFY26), the Power sector has ranked first in terms of highest net FDI of $470.9m, compared to an inflow of $780.1m recorded in 6MFY25.

This was followed by the Financial Business sector which attracted a net FDI of $401.5m during the review period as against $368.2m in the previous fiscal year.

The third-highest net FDI receiver was Others sector with cumulative net inflows of $119.3m, showing a rise of 60.78% YoY as the sector observed $74.2m net foreign inflows in SPLY.

Analyzing further, the sector that experienced the highest divestment was Communications sector, as the FDI balance for this sector stood at negative $411.4m in 6MFY26, compared to negative $33.5m in 6MFY25.

The Transport Equipment(Automobiles) sector was the second sector in line to record divestment through FDI of $44m, against an an outflow of $105.3m incurred in the SPLY.

Furthermore, the Construction sector also faced a divestment of $18.7m in 6MFY26, up as in 6MFY25, the withdrawal stood at $12.3m.

It is crucial to mention that in December, FDI in the country clocked in at $-134.7m.

On a cumulative basis, within 6MFY26, FDI has increased to $808.1m as compared to Foreign investment of $1.42bn reported in the corresponding period last year.

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