Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — Pakistan

Foreign direct investment inflows in Pakistan in 2025 — 1,852,000,000 US$. Ranked 46 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 7,952.2%.

2025 1.85B US$ −30.51% vs 2024
World rank 46of 97
Period maximum 5.59B US$2007
Period minimum -4M US$1973

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — Pakistan, 1970–2025-2B02B4B6B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 23,000,000 US$1971: 1,000,000 US$1972: 17,000,000 US$1973: -4,000,000 US$1974: 4,000,000 US$1975: 25,000,000 US$1976: 8,220,530 US$1977: 15,223,204 US$1978: 32,273,193 US$1979: 58,254,127 US$1980: 63,632,993 US$1981: 108,084,749 US$1982: 63,833,092 US$1983: 29,457,027 US$1984: 55,510,170 US$1985: 131,389,252 US$1986: 105,730,332 US$1987: 129,377,644 US$1988: 186,491,557 US$1989: 210,599,917 US$1990: 245,262,963 US$1991: 258,414,487 US$1992: 336,479,857 US$1993: 348,556,958 US$1994: 421,024,638 US$1995: 722,631,561 US$1996: 921,976,183 US$1997: 716,253,125 US$1998: 506,000,000 US$1999: 532,000,000 US$2000: 308,000,000 US$2001: 378,000,000 US$2002: 826,000,000 US$2003: 534,000,000 US$2004: 1,118,000,000 US$2005: 2,201,000,000 US$2006: 4,273,000,000 US$2007: 5,590,000,000 US$2008: 5,438,000,000 US$2009: 2,338,000,000 US$2010: 2,022,000,000 US$2011: 1,326,000,000 US$2012: 859,000,000 US$2013: 1,333,000,000 US$2014: 1,887,000,000 US$2015: 1,673,000,000 US$2016: 2,576,000,000 US$2017: 2,496,000,000 US$2018: 1,737,000,000 US$2019: 2,234,000,000 US$2020: 2,057,000,000 US$2021: 2,147,000,000 US$2022: 1,462,000,000 US$2023: 2,048,000,000 US$2024: 2,665,000,000 US$2025: 1,852,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +1.83B (+7,952.17%) Average annual rate: 8.31 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan

Pakistan 1.85B US$
World 1.35T US$
South Asia 40.94B US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.85B −813M −30.51%
2024 2.67B +617M +30.13%
2023 2.05B +586M +40.08%
2022 1.46B −685M −31.9%
2021 2.15B +90M +4.38%
2020 2.06B −177M −7.92%
2019 2.23B +497M +28.61%
2018 1.74B −759M −30.41%
2017 2.5B −80M −3.11%
2016 2.58B +903M +53.97%
2015 1.67B −214M −11.34%
2014 1.89B +554M +41.56%
2013 1.33B +474M +55.18%
2012 859M −467M −35.22%
2011 1.33B −696M −34.42%
2010 2.02B −316M −13.52%
2009 2.34B −3.1B −57.01%
2008 5.44B −152M −2.72%
2007 5.59B +1.32B +30.82%
2006 4.27B +2.07B +94.14%
2005 2.2B +1.08B +96.87%
2004 1.12B +584M +109.36%
2003 534M −292M −35.35%
2002 826M +448M +118.52%
2001 378M +70M +22.73%
2000 308M −224M −42.11%
1999 532M +26M +5.14%
1998 506M −210M −29.35%
1997 716M −206M −22.31%
1996 922M +199M +27.59%
1995 723M +302M +71.64%
1994 421M +72.47M +20.79%
1993 349M +12.08M +3.59%
1992 336M +78.07M +30.21%
1991 258M +13.15M +5.36%
1990 245M +34.66M +16.46%
1989 211M +24.11M +12.93%
1988 186M +57.11M +44.15%
1987 129M +23.65M +22.37%
1986 106M −25.66M −19.53%
1985 131M +75.88M +136.69%
1984 55.51M +26.05M +88.44%
1983 29.46M −34.38M −53.85%
1982 63.83M −44.25M −40.94%
1981 108M +44.45M +69.86%
1980 63.63M +5.38M +9.23%
1979 58.25M +25.98M +80.5%
1978 32.27M +17.05M +112%
1977 15.22M +7M +85.19%
1976 8.22M −16.78M −67.12%
1975 25M +21M +525%
1974 4M +8M +200%
1973 -4M −21M −123.53%
1972 17M +16M +1,600%
1971 1M −22M −95.65%
1970 23M

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.