Pakistan Receives Foreign Direct Investment of $194 Million in January 2025 

The net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country stood at $194 million in January 2025, up 15 percent over the FDI of $170 million in December 2024.   In January 2025, foreign direct investment inflows stood at $239 million, down 2 percent over inflows of $244 million in December 2024. While outflows in January 2025 stood at $45 million, down 40 percent compared to outflows of $74 million in December 2024.  During 7MFY25, net FDI inflows rose 56 percent year-on-year (YoY) to $1.52 billion compared to inflows of $976 million in 7MFY24.   During 7MFY25, the highest FDI inflows of $634 million were received from China, followed by Hong Kong at $155 million, the United Kingdom at $148 million, inflows from Switzerland stood at $116 million, and France posted inflows of $82 million during the period under review.   The power sector was the major recipient of FDI in 7MFY25, attracting inflows of $551 million, followed by financial business at $414 million, oil and gas exploration at $187 million, and electronics at $105 million.