Pakistan records FDI of $26m in March

April 17, 2025 (MLN): Pakistan has recorded a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of $25.75m in March, compared to a FDI worth $294.17m 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 $385m in the previous month.

Cumulatively in 9MFY25, the country fetched a FDI of $1.64bn against the $1.44bn attracted in the Same Period Last fiscal year.

Within the direct investments in the review month, there was an inflow of $176.55m, down by 48.73% YoY, while the outflow surged to $150.8m, up by over 200.47% YoY.

Concerning portfolio investment, an outflow of $15.32m was witnessed through equity securities as compared to an inflow of $18.63m in March 2024.

The foreign private investment into the country amounted to positive $10.43m in March 2025, as compared to private investment worth $312.8m recorded in March 2024.

Meanwhile, for foreign public investment, an outflow of $116.08m was witnessed during the review month through equity securities.

Accordingly, the total foreign divestment in the review month clocked in at $105.65m, compared to an investment $347.33m in March 2024.

On a cumulative basis, within 9MFY25, the total foreign investment stood at $1.3bn as compared to foreign investment of $1607.21bn reported in the corresponding period last year.

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