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Foreign Direct Investment in Pakistan Down by 37% in May 2025

The net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country stood at $194 million in May 2025, down 37 percent over the FDI of $306 million in the same period last year.

In May 2025, foreign direct investment inflows stood at $232 million, down 34 percent from inflows of $352 million in May 2024.

Outflows stood at $38 million, down 18 percent compared to outflows of $46 million in the same month last year.

During 11MFY25, net FDI dropped 8 percent year-on-year (YoY) to $1.97 billion compared to net inflows of $2.14 billion in 11MFY24.

In 11MFY25, the highest FDI inflows of $790 million were received from China, followed by United Kingdom at $229 million, Hong Kong at $215 million, Switzerland at $179 million, and the UAE with inflows of $105 million during the period under review.

The Financial Business sector was the major recipient of FDI in 11MFY25, attracting inflows of $629 million, followed by the power sector at $563 million, and oil and gas exploration at $266 million.

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