United Kingdom leads FDI in Pakistan with net inflow of $21.9m in Oct

London: United Kingdom emerged as the largest investor in Pakistan in October 2024, with a net direct investment of $21.85m, followed by the Netherlands and France which invested $19.09m and $18.54m respectively,according to the data issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

During 4MFY25, China remained the largest investor, followed by Hongkong and the United Kingdom with net FDI of $414.49m, $99.72m, and $94.06m respectively.

It is pertinent to note that the total FDI in 4MFY25 stood at $904.34m, up 32.3% compared to FDI of $683.55m in 4MFY24.

China held the majority proportion (45.83%) of direct investments in the country during 4MFY25, and investment from the respective country has increased substantially by 100.18% YoY when compared with the figure of $207.06m in 4MFY24.

Hongkong’s contribution in net FDI stood at $99.72m (11.03%) in the 4MFY25, up by 42.74% YoY compared to $69.86m in SPLY.

The third major investor during 4MFY25, United Kingdom’s share was 10.4% with a direct investment of $94.06m, growing by 23.39% YoY.

Other major important investors were Switzerland and France with a net FDI of $50.74m, and $47.3m, respectively during 4MFY25.

The Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI), which represents an investment in the equity market (both direct and indirect) during October stood at a positive $53.29m.

On a cumulative basis, FPI showed an investment of $185.71m during 4MFY25, compared to an investment of $14.21m in the SPLY.

Hong Kong emerged as the biggest portfolio investor during the month, as it invested $24m during the month and $26.88m during 4MFY25.

The total foreign investment in the review month clocked in at $186.52m.

On a cumulative basis, within 4MFY25, total foreign investment was reported at $1.09bn as compared to foreign investment of $697.75m incurred in the corresponding period last year.