Foreign Investors Pull $864 Million in Profits in Q1FY27

Foreign investors sent $864.3 million in profits and dividends out of Pakistan in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026-27, marking a 7.67% increase from the $802.7 million repatriated in the same period last year, according to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data. September saw the highest monthly figure at $306.8 million, up 3.58% from August and 92.96% from the comparable month in 2025. This surge was driven by stronger foreign exchange reserves, which helped Pakistan absorb higher dollar outflows, official data reveals.

Payments from foreign direct investment (FDI) made up $844.4 million of the total, up from $785.6 million in the same period a year ago, while portfolio investment outflows totaling $20 million, up from $17.1 million the previous year. The United Kingdom led repatriations, with $188.5 million in July-September 2027, a decrease from $213.2 million a year earlier.

China was second with $315.1 million, up from $205.6 million, followed by the Netherlands at $113.5 million, up from $92.3 million. The United States recorded $55.7 million in repatriations, down from $68.6 million, while Switzerland's outflows remained steady at $32.5 million.