Pakistan Posts $100 Million Current Account Surplus in November. The State Bank of Pakistan has said that the country’s current account was in surplus of $100 million after all payments in November 2025.
According to the State Bank’s statement, there was a foreign investment of $313.7 million in the first five months of the current fiscal year, and $1.39 billion in the first five months.
Pakistan purchased goods worth $4.72 billion from the world in November and sold goods worth $2.27 billion to the world.
The difference between import and export was $2.45 billion, which was a trade deficit of $2.45 billion in November, but this is about 11 percent less than October.
Foreign trade in services was in deficit of $180 million and the income deficit was $740 million.
Current Account Balance recorded a surplus of $100 million in November 2025 compared to a deficit of $291 million in October 2025.https://t.co/q3LNv3HOB0https://t.co/fMcRUupUIA#SBPBOP pic.twitter.com/HwYbNbzC2T
— SBP (@StateBank_Pak) December 17, 2025
The sum of the three deficits was $3.33 billion, which is 14.5 percent less than October.
After balancing the deficit with workers’ remittances of $3.18 billion in November and other current account receipts, the current account remained in surplus of $100 million.
The country’s current account was in deficit of $810 million in the first 5 months of the current fiscal year, while the deficit in the first 5 months of the fiscal year 2024-25 was $500 million.
With the country’s economy stabilizing, economic activities are gaining momentum, which is increasing domestic imports.
In 5 months, Pakistan has purchased goods worth $25 billion from the world, which is 11 percent more than the previous fiscal year, while domestic exports have decreased by 3 percent in 5 months compared to the previous year.
The 9 percent increase in workers’ remittances to finance the deficit is the most important in improving the external payments situation.
In May 2025, the State Bank of Pakistan had received the second tranche of $1.023 billion from the IMF under the EFF program.
