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Foreign Direct Investment in Pakistan Down 91% in March 2025

The net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country stood at $26 million in March 2025, down 91 percent over the FDI of $294 million in the same period last year.

In March 2025, foreign direct investment inflows stood at $177 million, down 49 percent over inflows of $344 million in March 2024.

Outflows stood at $151 million, up 200 percent compared to outflows of $50 million in the same month last year.

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During 9MFY25, net FDI rose 14 percent year-on-year (YoY) to $1.64 billion compared to net inflows of $1.44 billion in 9MFY24.

In 9MFY25, the highest FDI inflows of $986.7 million were received from China, followed by Hong Kong at $196 million, the United Kingdom at $191.8 million, Switzerland at $152.6 million, and Canada with inflows of $98.1 million during the period under review.

The power sector was the major recipient of FDI in 9MFY25, attracting inflows of $863.5 million, followed by financial business at $533.4 million, and oil and gas explorations at $219.7 million.

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