Foreign direct investment in Pakistan dives 34% to $568.8mn in FY26’s Q1

Pakistan’s Investment Crisis Deepens - Republic Policy

Editorial Pakistan’s foreign investment story has turned from promise to peril. Once seen as an emerging frontier market, the country is now grappling with a collapse in investor confidence. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) — once close to USD 7 billion in 2006-07 — has fallen to just USD 342 million in 2022-23, its lowest in two decades. Follow republicpolicy.com The decline mirrors Pakistan’s broader economic downturn. From 8% GDP growth in 200…

China Tops FDI Inflows in Pakistan FY2026

China has maintained its position as Pakistan’s largest foreign investor during the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2026 (July–September), with net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows of $188.6 million, accounting for 33.15% of the country’s total FDI of $568.8 million, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Hong Kong followed with $96 million, while Switzerland ($55.2m), the United Kingdom ($53.9m), and the UAE ($50.1m…

Foreign direct investment in Pakistan dives 34% to $568.8mn in FY26’s Q1

KARACHI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan dropped 34 percent in the first quarter of this fiscal year (FY26), the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Monday. Pakistan fetched FDI amounting to USD 568.8 million during July-September of the current fiscal year, compared with USD 864.6 million in the same period last year, depicting an increase of USD 296 million. During the quarter, total FDI inflows amounted to USD 886 million dow…