Bangladesh saw a sharp acceleration in net foreign direct investment (FDI) during July–September 2025, signalling renewed investor appetite despite lingering global uncertainties.
Data released by Bangladesh Bank show that net FDI inflows in the third quarter stood at $315.09 million, more than tripling from $104.33 million recorded in the same period of 2024, representing a year-on-year rise of about 202 percent.
The strong quarterly outcome pushed cumulative net FDI inflows for January–September 2025 to $1.41 billion, an increase of roughly 80 percent compared with $780 million during the corresponding period last year.
All key components of FDI posted notable gains in the third quarter. Equity investment climbed nearly 32 percent year on year to $101.12 million, while reinvested earnings jumped more than 190 percent to $211.47 million.
Intra-company loans also turned positive, moving from a negative $45.36 million a year earlier to $2.49 million.
The momentum follows an already solid performance in the first half of the year. Net FDI reached $303.27 million in April–June 2025, up from $272.22 million in the same quarter of 2024, marking an annual growth of about 11.4 percent.
Overall inflows in the first half of 2025 were more than 61 percent higher than those recorded in the first half of the previous year.
Beyond realised investments, BIDA sources say its dedicated investment pipeline for 2025 has already crossed $1.5 billion, excluding proposals registered through traditional channels.
