FDI falls 20% in July FY27

Mettis Global reported, citing State Bank of Pakistan data, that foreign direct investment brought in a net $178.6 million in July FY27. That amount was 20.1% lower than the $223.5 million recorded in July FY26. Gross FDI inflows declined 8.8% to $304.0 million, while capital outflows rose 13.9% to $125.4 million.

Total foreign private investment, however, increased 3.8% to $197.0 million, supported by a swing in portfolio investment. Portfolio equity securities attracted an inflow of $18.4 million, compared with an outflow of $33.8 million a year earlier. Foreign public investment also turned positive, reaching a $7.5 million net inflow, compared with a $10.8 million outflow in July FY26.

Overall foreign investment grew 14.3% to $204.5 million in July FY27, from $178.9 million a year earlier. Looking at the full year, net FDI for FY26 stood at $1,672.3 million, a 32.5% drop from $2,477.3 million in FY25. The figure was also below the $2,347.4 million recorded in FY24.