Pakistan records FDI of $194m in January

February 18, 2025 (MLN): Pakistan has recorded a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of $194.41m in January, compared to an outflow through FDI worth $132.32m in the Same Period Last Year (SPLY), the latest data issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed.

Comparison on a month-on-month basis shows that the country reported an investment of $169.8m in the previous month.

Cumulatively in 7MFY25, the country fetched FDI of $1.52bn against the $975.62m attracted in the Same Period Last fiscal year.

Within the direct investments in the review month, there was an inflow of $239.05m, up by 12.2% YoY, while the outflow dropped to $44.64m, down by over 87.07% YoY.

Concerning portfolio investment under FDI, an outflow of $10.14m was witnessed through equity securities as compared to an outflow of $33.82m in January 2024.

The foreign private investment into the country amounted to a positive $184.27m in January 2025, as compared to private divestment worth $-166.14m recorded in January 2024.

Foreign public investment witnessed an outflow of $85.1m was witnessed during the review month through equity securities.

Accordingly, the total foreign investment in the review month clocked in at $99.2m, compared to a divestment $106.9m in January 2024.

On a cumulative basis, within 7MFY25, the total foreign investment stood at $1.35bn as compared to foreign investment of $1072.14bn reported in the corresponding period last year.

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