Pakistan’s current account posts $112mn deficit in October 2025

Pakistan’s current account posted a deficit of $112 million in October 2025, data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed on Monday. The deficit follows a surplus of $83 million recorded in September 2025 and a surplus of $296 million in October 2024. The deficit came on the back of a significantly higher import bill and lower exports during the month. In October 2025, the country’s total export of goods and services amounted to $3.57 billion, down nearly 4% as compared to $3.71 billion in the same month of the previous year. Meanwhile, total imports clocked in at $6.32 billion during October 2025, an increase of over 13% on a yearly basis, as compared to $5.58 billion in the same month last year, according to SBP data. During October 2025, Pakistan’s workers’ remittance inflows clocked in at $3.42 billion, as compared to $3.05 billion in the same month last year, reflecting an increase of 12% on a yearly basis.