Annual foreign direct investment grows by 88 percent

Annual foreign direct investment grows by 88 percent

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country registered 88 percent growth to $2.56 billion during fiscal year 2019/2020, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Friday.

The FDI posted $1.198 billion increase during the fiscal year under review as compared with $1.36 billion in the preceding fiscal year i.e. 2018/2019.

The inflows under the head of FDI grew by 18 percent to $3.285 billion during fiscal year 2019/2020 as compared with $2.78 billion in the preceding fiscal year. However, outflows recorded 49 percent decline to $724 million as against outflow of $1.42 billion in the preceding fiscal year.

The portfolio investment registered 32 percent contraction in outflows during the period under review. The outflows from the capital market recorded $281.7 million during fiscal year 2019/2020 as compared with the outflow of $415 million in the preceding fiscal year.

The total foreign private investment posted 140.7 percent growth to $2.279 billion during July-June 2019/2020 as compared with $947.2 million in the preceding fiscal year.

The foreign public investment in debt securities witnessed outflow of 241.3 million during fiscal year 2019/2020 as compared with $1 billion in the preceding fiscal year.

The total foreign investment including public and private rose to $2.038 billion during fiscal year 2019/2020 as compared with outflow of $54.8 million in the preceding fiscal year.