Lahore 22°C
Current Account Balance
Historical data from SBP EasyData
Current Account Balance Trend
Source: State Bank of Pakistan — EasyData
Current Account Balance — Historical Data
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | $-356.00 mn | ▼ $-283.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2026 | $-73.00 mn | ▲ $372.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2026 | $-445.00 mn | ▲ $391.00 mn |
| 30 Jun 2026 | $-836.00 mn | ▼ $-1,251.00 mn |
| 31 May 2026 | $415.00 mn | ▲ $750.00 mn |
| 30 Apr 2026 | $-335.00 mn | ▼ $-1,500.00 mn |
| 31 Mar 2026 | $1,165.00 mn | ▲ $863.00 mn |
| 28 Feb 2026 | $302.00 mn | ▲ $222.00 mn |
| 31 Jan 2026 | $80.00 mn | ▲ $216.00 mn |
| 31 Dec 2025 | $-136.00 mn | ▼ $-152.00 mn |
| 30 Nov 2025 | $16.00 mn | ▲ $323.00 mn |
| 31 Oct 2025 | $-307.00 mn | ▼ $-440.00 mn |
| 30 Sep 2025 | $133.00 mn | ▲ $486.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2025 | $-353.00 mn | ▲ $182.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2025 | $-535.00 mn | ▼ $-755.00 mn |
| 30 Jun 2025 | $220.00 mn | ▲ $264.00 mn |
| 31 May 2025 | $-44.00 mn | ▼ $-32.00 mn |
| 30 Apr 2025 | $-12.00 mn | ▼ $-1,287.00 mn |
| 31 Mar 2025 | $1,275.00 mn | ▲ $1,373.00 mn |
| 28 Feb 2025 | $-98.00 mn | ▲ $330.00 mn |
| 31 Jan 2025 | $-428.00 mn | ▼ $-859.00 mn |
| 31 Dec 2024 | $431.00 mn | ▼ $-272.00 mn |
| 30 Nov 2024 | $703.00 mn | ▲ $407.00 mn |
| 31 Oct 2024 | $296.00 mn | ▲ $351.00 mn |
| 30 Sep 2024 | $-55.00 mn | ▲ $39.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2024 | $-94.00 mn | ▲ $262.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2024 | $-356.00 mn | ▲ $144.00 mn |
| 30 Jun 2024 | $-500.00 mn | ▼ $-265.00 mn |
| 31 May 2024 | $-235.00 mn | ▼ $-550.00 mn |
| 30 Apr 2024 | $315.00 mn | ▼ $-48.00 mn |
| 31 Mar 2024 | $363.00 mn | ▲ $367.00 mn |
| 29 Feb 2024 | $-4.00 mn | ▲ $396.00 mn |
| 31 Jan 2024 | $-400.00 mn | ▼ $-619.00 mn |
| 31 Dec 2023 | $219.00 mn | ▲ $380.00 mn |
| 30 Nov 2023 | $-161.00 mn | ▲ $91.00 mn |
| 31 Oct 2023 | $-252.00 mn | ▼ $-19.00 mn |
| 30 Sep 2023 | $-233.00 mn | ▲ $30.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2023 | $-263.00 mn | ▲ $658.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2023 | $-921.00 mn | ▼ $-1,411.00 mn |
| 30 Jun 2023 | $490.00 mn | ▲ $335.00 mn |
| 31 May 2023 | $155.00 mn | ▲ $21.00 mn |
| 30 Apr 2023 | $134.00 mn | ▼ $-403.00 mn |
| 31 Mar 2023 | $537.00 mn | ▲ $850.00 mn |
| 28 Feb 2023 | $-313.00 mn | ▲ $118.00 mn |
| 31 Jan 2023 | $-431.00 mn | ▼ $-58.00 mn |
| 31 Dec 2022 | $-373.00 mn | ▼ $-200.00 mn |
| 30 Nov 2022 | $-173.00 mn | ▲ $687.00 mn |
| 31 Oct 2022 | $-860.00 mn | ▼ $-433.00 mn |
| 30 Sep 2022 | $-427.00 mn | ▲ $334.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2022 | $-761.00 mn | ▲ $492.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2022 | $-1,253.00 mn | ▲ $1,068.00 mn |
| 30 Jun 2022 | $-2,321.00 mn | ▼ $-815.00 mn |
| 31 May 2022 | $-1,506.00 mn | ▼ $-866.00 mn |
| 30 Apr 2022 | $-640.00 mn | ▲ $341.00 mn |
| 31 Mar 2022 | $-981.00 mn | ▼ $-440.00 mn |
| 28 Feb 2022 | $-541.00 mn | ▲ $1,839.00 mn |
| 31 Jan 2022 | $-2,380.00 mn | ▼ $-527.00 mn |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $-1,853.00 mn | ▲ $121.00 mn |
| 30 Nov 2021 | $-1,974.00 mn | ▼ $-249.00 mn |
| 31 Oct 2021 | $-1,725.00 mn | ▼ $-563.00 mn |
| 30 Sep 2021 | $-1,162.00 mn | ▲ $377.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2021 | $-1,539.00 mn | ▼ $-680.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2021 | $-859.00 mn | ▲ $778.00 mn |
| 30 Jun 2021 | $-1,637.00 mn | ▼ $-997.00 mn |
| 31 May 2021 | $-640.00 mn | ▼ $-372.00 mn |
| 30 Apr 2021 | $-268.00 mn | ▲ $101.00 mn |
| 31 Mar 2021 | $-369.00 mn | ▼ $-332.00 mn |
| 28 Feb 2021 | $-37.00 mn | ▲ $183.00 mn |
| 31 Jan 2021 | $-220.00 mn | ▲ $848.00 mn |
| 31 Dec 2020 | $-1,068.00 mn | ▼ $-1,377.00 mn |
| 30 Nov 2020 | $309.00 mn | ▼ $-4.00 mn |
| 31 Oct 2020 | $313.00 mn | ▲ $277.00 mn |
| 30 Sep 2020 | $36.00 mn | ▼ $-112.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2020 | $148.00 mn | ▼ $-465.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2020 | $613.00 mn | ▲ $734.00 mn |
| 30 Jun 2020 | $-121.00 mn | ▼ $-450.00 mn |
| 31 May 2020 | $329.00 mn | ▲ $839.00 mn |
| 30 Apr 2020 | $-510.00 mn | ▼ $-560.00 mn |
| 31 Mar 2020 | $50.00 mn | ▲ $264.00 mn |
| 29 Feb 2020 | $-214.00 mn | ▲ $322.00 mn |
| 31 Jan 2020 | $-536.00 mn | ▲ $829.00 mn |
| 31 Dec 2019 | $-1,365.00 mn | ▼ $-954.00 mn |
| 30 Nov 2019 | $-411.00 mn | ▼ $-459.00 mn |
| 31 Oct 2019 | $48.00 mn | ▲ $519.00 mn |
| 30 Sep 2019 | $-471.00 mn | ▲ $161.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2019 | $-632.00 mn | ▼ $-16.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2019 | $-616.00 mn | ▲ $365.00 mn |
| 30 Jun 2019 | $-981.00 mn | ▲ $23.00 mn |
| 31 May 2019 | $-1,004.00 mn | ▲ $161.00 mn |
| 30 Apr 2019 | $-1,165.00 mn | ▼ $-342.00 mn |
| 31 Mar 2019 | $-823.00 mn | ▼ $-540.00 mn |
| 28 Feb 2019 | $-283.00 mn | ▲ $572.00 mn |
| 31 Jan 2019 | $-855.00 mn | ▲ $979.00 mn |
| 31 Dec 2018 | $-1,834.00 mn | ▼ $-714.00 mn |
| 30 Nov 2018 | $-1,120.00 mn | ▲ $137.00 mn |
| 31 Oct 2018 | $-1,257.00 mn | ▼ $-57.00 mn |
| 30 Sep 2018 | $-1,200.00 mn | ▼ $-391.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2018 | $-809.00 mn | ▲ $1,294.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2018 | $-2,103.00 mn | ▼ $-199.00 mn |
| 30 Jun 2018 | $-1,904.00 mn | ▲ $94.00 mn |
| 31 May 2018 | $-1,998.00 mn | ▲ $241.00 mn |
| 30 Apr 2018 | $-2,239.00 mn | ▼ $-804.00 mn |
| 31 Mar 2018 | $-1,435.00 mn | ▼ $-225.00 mn |
| 28 Feb 2018 | $-1,210.00 mn | ▲ $540.00 mn |
| 31 Jan 2018 | $-1,750.00 mn | ▼ $-307.00 mn |
| 31 Dec 2017 | $-1,443.00 mn | ▲ $192.00 mn |
| 30 Nov 2017 | $-1,635.00 mn | ▼ $-392.00 mn |
| 31 Oct 2017 | $-1,243.00 mn | ▼ $-93.00 mn |
| 30 Sep 2017 | $-1,150.00 mn | ▼ $-203.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2017 | $-947.00 mn | ▲ $1,294.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2017 | $-2,241.00 mn | ▼ $-810.00 mn |
| 30 Jun 2017 | $-1,431.00 mn | ▲ $295.00 mn |
| 31 May 2017 | $-1,726.00 mn | ▼ $-452.00 mn |
| 30 Apr 2017 | $-1,274.00 mn | ▼ $-665.00 mn |
| 31 Mar 2017 | $-609.00 mn | ▲ $385.00 mn |
| 28 Feb 2017 | $-994.00 mn | ▲ $493.00 mn |
| 31 Jan 2017 | $-1,487.00 mn | ▼ $-202.00 mn |
| 31 Dec 2016 | $-1,285.00 mn | ▼ $-178.00 mn |
| 30 Nov 2016 | $-1,107.00 mn | ▼ $-431.00 mn |
| 31 Oct 2016 | $-676.00 mn | ▼ $-380.00 mn |
| 30 Sep 2016 | $-296.00 mn | ▲ $371.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2016 | $-667.00 mn | ▲ $51.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2016 | $-718.00 mn | ▼ $-411.00 mn |
| 30 Jun 2016 | $-307.00 mn | ▲ $777.00 mn |
| 31 May 2016 | $-1,084.00 mn | ▼ $-904.00 mn |
| 30 Apr 2016 | $-180.00 mn | ▼ $-113.00 mn |
| 31 Mar 2016 | $-67.00 mn | ▼ $-42.00 mn |
| 29 Feb 2016 | $-25.00 mn | ▲ $754.00 mn |
| 31 Jan 2016 | $-779.00 mn | ▲ $302.00 mn |
| 31 Dec 2015 | $-1,081.00 mn | ▼ $-770.00 mn |
| 30 Nov 2015 | $-311.00 mn | ▲ $230.00 mn |
| 31 Oct 2015 | $-541.00 mn | ▼ $-662.00 mn |
| 30 Sep 2015 | $121.00 mn | ▲ $523.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2015 | $-402.00 mn | ▼ $-97.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2015 | $-305.00 mn | ▼ $-18.00 mn |
| 30 Jun 2015 | $-287.00 mn | ▲ $349.00 mn |
| 31 May 2015 | $-636.00 mn | ▼ $-761.00 mn |
| 30 Apr 2015 | $125.00 mn | ▲ $154.00 mn |
| 31 Mar 2015 | $-29.00 mn | ▼ $-830.00 mn |
| 28 Feb 2015 | $801.00 mn | ▲ $1,059.00 mn |
| 31 Jan 2015 | $-258.00 mn | ▼ $-322.00 mn |
| 31 Dec 2014 | $64.00 mn | ▲ $672.00 mn |
| 30 Nov 2014 | $-608.00 mn | ▼ $-298.00 mn |
| 31 Oct 2014 | $-310.00 mn | ▼ $-20.00 mn |
| 30 Sep 2014 | $-290.00 mn | ▲ $300.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2014 | $-590.00 mn | ▲ $207.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2014 | $-797.00 mn | ▼ $-694.00 mn |
| 30 Jun 2014 | $-103.00 mn | ▼ $-7.00 mn |
| 31 May 2014 | $-96.00 mn | ▲ $143.00 mn |
| 30 Apr 2014 | $-239.00 mn | $0.00 mn |
| 31 Mar 2014 | $-239.00 mn | ▼ $-325.00 mn |
| 28 Feb 2014 | $86.00 mn | ▲ $622.00 mn |
| 31 Jan 2014 | $-536.00 mn | ▼ $-679.00 mn |
| 31 Dec 2013 | $143.00 mn | ▲ $864.00 mn |
| 30 Nov 2013 | $-721.00 mn | ▼ $-611.00 mn |
| 31 Oct 2013 | $-110.00 mn | ▲ $618.00 mn |
| 30 Sep 2013 | $-728.00 mn | ▼ $-247.00 mn |
| 31 Aug 2013 | $-481.00 mn | ▼ $-375.00 mn |
| 31 Jul 2013 | $-106.00 mn | — |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pakistan's current account balance?
Pakistan's current account balance is $-356.00 million as of Sep 2026. A negative figure means a deficit, a positive figure a surplus. Data sourced from SBP EasyData.
What is the difference between a current account surplus and deficit?
A surplus means the money coming in (exports, remittances, services) exceeds what goes out (imports and other payments). A deficit is the reverse — payments exceed receipts, which must be covered by reserves or borrowing.
How does the current account affect the rupee?
A persistent deficit increases demand for dollars and drains reserves, which tends to weaken the rupee. A surplus or shrinking deficit is generally positive for the rupee and reserves.
Pakistan's Current Account Balance
The current account balance summarises Pakistan's transactions with the rest of the world — exports and imports (trade), services, remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis, and income on investment. When the money flowing into the country exceeds what flows out, there is a current account surplus (positive); when payments exceed receipts, there is a current account deficit (negative).
Why it matters
The current account is the single most important monthly gauge of Pakistan's external financial health. A persistent deficit drains foreign exchange reserves and can weaken the rupee, because the country needs more dollars to pay for imports and service debt. That is why the State Bank, investors, and the IMF watch this figure closely — it often moves the market and the currency.
What drives the current account
The biggest factors are the trade balance (imports versus exports), remittances, and global oil and commodity prices. Strong remittances from overseas Pakistanis and rising exports shrink the deficit, while expensive imports — especially oil — widen it. That is why this page is most useful read alongside remittances and foreign exchange reserves.
Muhammad Awais Rashid, ACMA
Summary — Sep 2026
Current Account Balance currently stands at $-356.00 million as of Sep 2026. Compared to a year ago, it has decreased by -49.0 (16.0%). The all-time range in available data is $-2,380.00 mn to $1,275.00 mn.