Pakistan's Financial Business sector attracts highest net FDI of around 54m in May

MG News | June 17, 2025 at 01:12 PM GMT+05:00
June, 17 2025 (MLN): Pakistan’s Financial Business Sector witnessed the highest net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worth $53.83 million in May 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 Power sector as they experienced a net inflow of $53.38m and $39.57m, respectively, from foreign investors in the review month.
On the other hand, the sector that witnessed the biggest net outflow was the Electronics sector as foreign investors withdrew an amount of $10.9m.
In the ongoing fiscal period (11MFY25), the Financial Businesssector has ranked first in terms of highest net FDI of $628.91m, compared to an inflow of $570.36m recorded in 11MFY24.
This was followed by the Power sector which attracted a net FDI of $562.83m during the review period as against $613.2m in the previous fiscal year.
The third-highest net FDI receiver was Oil & Gas Explorations sector with cumulative net inflows of $265.57m, showing a drop of 17.21% YoY as the sector observed $320.79m net foreign inflows in SPLY.
Analyzing further, the sector that experienced the highest divestment was the Communications sector, as the FDI balance for this sector stood at negative $69.07m in 11MFY25, compared to negative $2.2m in 11MFY24.
The Transport Equipment(Automobiles) sector was the second sector in line to record divestment through FDI of $19.01m, against an an outflow of $19.82m incurred in the SPLY.
Furthermore, the Personal Services sector also faced a divestment of $13.93m in 11MFY25, significantly down as in 11MFY24, the FDI stood at $19.79m.
It is crucial to mention that in May, FDI in the country clocked in at $193.92m.
On a cumulative basis, within 11MFY25, FDI has decreased to $1.98bn as compared to Foreign investment of $2.14bn reported in the corresponding period last year.
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