Overseas investors repatriate $261m in July 2026

Mettis Global reported, citing State Bank of Pakistan data, that foreign investors repatriated $261.4m in profits and dividends in July 2026. The total climbed 72.66 per cent from $151.4m in June 2026 but was 11.39 per cent lower than the $295m sent abroad in July 2025. Direct investment accounted for $255m of the outflow, while portfolio investment outflows reached $6.3m, compared with a negligible $0.2m a year earlier.

Power led the sector breakdown with $73.1m repatriated in July 2026, up from $29.5m in June. Financial Business followed with $61.9m, while Communications outflows rose to $24m from $1.4m a month earlier. Tobacco & Cigarettes posted $14.6m and Cement recorded $13m, after virtually no outflows in June 2026 or July 2025.

China remained the largest single recipient at $114.1m, up from $30.2m in June 2026. The United Kingdom followed with $47.2m, the Netherlands with $29.8m, the United States with $26.4m and the UAE with $14.7m, completing the top five.