Pakistan’s foreign direct investment (FDI) provisionally clocked at $185.6 million in September 2025, down from $417.36 million in the same month last year, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
On a month-on-month basis, FDI went up 6%, compared to the revised FDI figure of $175.09 million in August 2025, as intimated in SBP’s data.
During the month of September, direct investment inflows stood at $305.9, whereas outflows stood at $120.3, marking a significant increase in both compared to August 2025.
The total foreign private investment totaled $138.9 million, on the back of a total $ 46.7million worth of foreign divestment from Pakistan’s equity securities. This number is less than half of the $369.87 million recorded in foreign private investments in September 2024.
Meanwhile, foreign public investment registered an outflow of $500 million in September through debt securities, indicating a purchase of public dollar/eurobonds, as highlighted by the SBP.
As a result, total foreign divestment during the month stood at $361.1 million, compared to $446.88 million in the same month last year.
During the first quarter of FY26, FDI amounted to $568.8 million, reflecting a 34% year-on-year decline from $864.6 million in the same period last fiscal year. The quarterly figure also stands below the total FDI in the previous quarter (Apr-May) recorded at $632.6 million after revision.
The total foreign investment in the quarter amounted to a negative $64.49 million, sharply lower than $997 million recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.
