Pakistan's Financial Businesssector attracts highest net FDI of 57m in April

May, 16 2025 (MLN): Pakistan’s Financial Business Sector witnessed the highest net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worth $56.69 million in April 2025, as per the latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

The second and third highest rank was held by the Oil & Gas Explorations and Power sector as they experienced a net inflow of $25.32m and $22.94m respectively from foreign investors in the review month.

On the other hand, the sector that witnessed the biggest net outflow was the Beverages sector as foreign investors withdrew an amount of $3.55m.

In the ongoing fiscal period (10MFY25), the Financial Businesssector has ranked first in terms of highest net FDI of $575.08m, compared to an inflow of $517.73m recorded in 10MFY24.

This was followed by the Power sector which attracted a net FDI of $523.26m during the review period as against $522.48m in the previous fiscal year.

The third-highest net FDI receiver was Oil & Gas Explorations sector with cumulative net inflows of $242.25m, showing a rise of 4.37% YoY as the sector observed $232.1m 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 $66.06m in 10MFY25, compared to negative $22.22m in 10MFY24.

The Transport Equipment(Automobiles) sector was the second sector in line to record divestment through FDI of $17.55m, against an an outflow of $18.93m incurred in the SPLY.

Furthermore, the Personal Services sector also faced a divestment of $14.94m in 10MFY25, significantly down as in 10MFY24, the FDI stood at $18.19m.

It is crucial to mention that in April, FDI in the country clocked in at $140.76m.

On a cumulative basis, within 10MFY25, FDI has decreased to $1.78bn as compared to Foreign investment of $1.84bn reported in the corresponding period last year.

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