Foreign investors: FY25 profit repatriation totals $2.22bn
According to the SBP, total profit and dividend repatriation, including return on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) rose to $2.220 billion in FY25, marginally higher than the $2.215 billion recorded during the same period in FY24.
The majority of the repatriated amount, some 91 percent, was attributed to returns on FDI, while the remaining 9 percent came from FPI.
$2.45bn FDI fetched in FY25
Foreign investors repatriated $2.105 billion on account of return on FDI during the last fiscal year as against $2.085 billion in corresponding period of last fiscal year, showing an increase of $20 million.
During the period under review, despite the excellent performance of Pakistan's equity market, return on FPI stood at $115 million in FY25 down from $130 million in FY24. Month-on-month basis, some $114.2 million were repatriated during June 2025 including $103.6 million on account of FDI and $10.6 million as return on FPI.
With a 62 percent increase, the power sector recorded the highest outflow of profits and dividends in FY25, reaching $400 million up from $246 million in the previous fiscal year. The financial sector ranked second with repatriations totaling $385.2 million in FY25 down from $638 million in FY24.
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