Pakistan - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Pakistan was $34,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $212,000,000 in 2013 and ($85,000,000) in 2019.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1976 $0
1977 $0
1978 $0
1979 $0
1980 $0
1981 $0
1982 $0
1983 $0
1984 ($4,684,411)
1985 ($7,866,025)
1986 ($649,653)
1987 $19,226,960
1988 $12,741,500
1989 $43,083,010
1990 $1,948,283
1991 ($3,737,255)
1992 ($11,579,900)
1993 ($2,153,461)
1994 $966,634
1995 $410,453
1996 $6,785,422
1997 ($24,314,470)
1998 $50,000,000
1999 $21,000,000
2000 $11,000,000
2001 $26,000,000
2002 $31,000,000
2003 $19,000,000
2004 $56,000,000
2005 $45,000,000
2006 $109,000,000
2007 $98,000,000
2008 $49,000,000
2009 $71,000,000
2010 $47,000,000
2011 $62,000,000
2012 $77,000,000
2013 $212,000,000
2014 $122,000,000
2015 $25,000,000
2016 $52,000,000
2017 $52,000,000
2018 ($21,000,000)
2019 ($85,000,000)
2020 $34,000,000

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Pakistan was 0.013 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 0.107 in 1989, while its lowest value was -0.039 in 1997.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1976 0.000
1977 0.000
1978 0.000
1979 0.000
1980 0.000
1981 0.000
1982 0.000
1983 0.000
1984 -0.015
1985 -0.025
1986 -0.002
1987 0.058
1988 0.033
1989 0.107
1990 0.005
1991 -0.008
1992 -0.024
1993 -0.004
1994 0.002
1995 0.001
1996 0.011
1997 -0.039
1998 0.080
1999 0.033
2000 0.013
2001 0.033
2002 0.039
2003 0.021
2004 0.052
2005 0.037
2006 0.079
2007 0.064
2008 0.029
2009 0.042
2010 0.027
2011 0.029
2012 0.034
2013 0.092
2014 0.050
2015 0.009
2016 0.019
2017 0.017
2018 -0.007
2019 -0.030
2020 0.013

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Pakistan was ($1,935,000,000) as of 2021. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between ($8,220,530) in 1976 and ($5,492,000,000) in 2007.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1976 ($8,220,530)
1977 ($15,223,200)
1978 ($32,273,190)
1979 ($58,254,130)
1980 ($63,632,990)
1981 ($108,084,800)
1982 ($63,833,090)
1983 ($29,457,030)
1984 ($60,194,580)
1985 ($139,255,300)
1986 ($106,380,000)
1987 ($110,150,700)
1988 ($173,750,100)
1989 ($167,516,900)
1990 ($243,314,700)
1991 ($262,151,700)
1992 ($348,059,700)
1993 ($350,710,400)
1994 ($420,058,000)
1995 ($722,221,100)
1996 ($915,190,800)
1997 ($740,567,600)
1998 ($456,000,000)
1999 ($511,000,000)
2000 ($297,000,000)
2001 ($352,000,000)
2002 ($795,000,000)
2003 ($515,000,000)
2004 ($1,062,000,000)
2005 ($2,156,000,000)
2006 ($4,164,000,000)
2007 ($5,492,000,000)
2008 ($5,389,000,000)
2009 ($2,267,000,000)
2010 ($1,975,000,000)
2011 ($1,264,000,000)
2012 ($782,000,000)
2013 ($1,121,000,000)
2014 ($1,765,000,000)
2015 ($1,648,000,000)
2016 ($2,524,000,000)
2017 ($2,444,000,000)
2018 ($1,758,000,000)
2019 ($2,319,000,000)
2020 ($2,071,000,000)
2021 ($1,935,000,000)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Pakistan was $2,105,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $5,590,000,000 in 2007 and ($4,000,000) in 1973.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1970 $23,000,000
1971 $1,000,000
1972 $17,000,000
1973 ($4,000,000)
1974 $4,000,000
1975 $25,000,000
1976 $8,220,530
1977 $15,223,200
1978 $32,273,190
1979 $58,254,130
1980 $63,632,990
1981 $108,084,800
1982 $63,833,090
1983 $29,457,030
1984 $55,510,170
1985 $131,389,300
1986 $105,730,300
1987 $129,377,600
1988 $186,491,600
1989 $210,599,900
1990 $245,263,000
1991 $258,414,500
1992 $336,479,900
1993 $348,557,000
1994 $421,024,600
1995 $722,631,600
1996 $921,976,200
1997 $716,253,100
1998 $506,000,000
1999 $532,000,000
2000 $308,000,000
2001 $378,000,000
2002 $826,000,000
2003 $534,000,000
2004 $1,118,000,000
2005 $2,201,000,000
2006 $4,273,000,000
2007 $5,590,000,000
2008 $5,438,000,000
2009 $2,338,000,000
2010 $2,022,000,000
2011 $1,326,000,000
2012 $859,000,000
2013 $1,333,000,000
2014 $1,887,000,000
2015 $1,673,000,000
2016 $2,576,000,000
2017 $2,496,000,000
2018 $1,737,000,000
2019 $2,234,000,000
2020 $2,105,000,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Pakistan was 0.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 3.67 in 2007, while its lowest value was -0.06 in 1973.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1970 0.23
1971 0.01
1972 0.18
1973 -0.06
1974 0.04
1975 0.22
1976 0.06
1977 0.10
1978 0.18
1979 0.30
1980 0.27
1981 0.38
1982 0.21
1983 0.10
1984 0.18
1985 0.42
1986 0.33
1987 0.39
1988 0.48
1989 0.52
1990 0.61
1991 0.57
1992 0.69
1993 0.67
1994 0.81
1995 1.19
1996 1.46
1997 1.15
1998 0.81
1999 0.84
2000 0.38
2001 0.48
2002 1.03
2003 0.58
2004 1.04
2005 1.83
2006 3.11
2007 3.67
2008 3.20
2009 1.39
2010 1.14
2011 0.62
2012 0.38
2013 0.58
2014 0.77
2015 0.62
2016 0.92
2017 0.82
2018 0.55
2019 0.80
2020 0.80

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments