KARACHI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Pakistan has plunged by 52 per cent during first four months (July – October) of fiscal year 2022-2023 (4MFY23).
According to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday the FDI fell to $348 million during the first four months of the current fiscal year as compared with $726 million in the corresponding months of the last fiscal year.
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The data showed the inflows under the FDI fell by 40.3 per cent to $514 million during the period under review as compared with $862 million in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
On the other hand outflows under the head of FDI recorded an increase of 22.4 per cent to $166.2 million during July – October 2022 as compared with $136 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.
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The outflow from stock market recorded a decline of 91 per cent during first four months. The foreign portfolio investment recorded an outflow of $15.6 million during July – October 2022 as compared with the outflow of $178.5 million in the same period of the last fiscal year.
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The net inflow of total foreign private investment recorded a decline of 39 per cent to $333 million during the period under review as compared with $548 million in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
Meanwhile, the public debt securities witnessed a decline in outflow during the period to $18.2 million when compared with the outflow of $60.1 million.
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The total foreign investment plunged by 36 per cent to $315 million during first four months of the current fiscal year as compared with $488 million in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
