The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that capital importation into the country rose to $6.01 billion in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025.
The data was contained in the Q3 2025 capital importation report released on Monday.
The figure marks a 380.16 per cent increase compared to $1.25 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2024 and also shows a 17.46 per cent increase from the $5.12 billion recorded in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025.
According to the bureau, portfolio investment accounted for the largest share of capital inflows during the quarter, with $4.85 billion, representing 80.7 percent of total inflows. Other investments followed with $864.57 million (14.37 percent), while foreign direct investment (FDI) recorded the least inflow at $296.25 million, accounting for 4.93 percent of the total capital imported.
The NBS said the banking sector recorded the highest capital inflow at $3.14 billion, representing 52.25 percent of total capital imported in Q3 2025, followed by the financing sector with $1.86 billion (30.85 per cent) and the production/manufacturing sector with $261.35 million (4.35 per cent).
Other sectors that received inflows during the quarter include electrical ($244.86 million), telecommunications ($208.51 million), shares ($94.89 million), trading ($80.94 million), and real estate ($61.07 million).
The report also showed that capital inflows during the period were mainly from the United Kingdom, which accounted for $2.94 billion or 48.8 per cent of total capital imports, followed by the United States with $950.47 million (15.8 per cent), and the Republic of South Africa $773.95 million (12.87 per cent).
