SBP reserves rise $25m to $17bn

Mettis Global reported that the State Bank of Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves rose by $24.9 million, or 0.15 per cent, to $17.08 billion in the week ended August 13, 2026. The figures came from a data release by the central bank on Thursday.

Total reserves held in the country edged up $7.8 million, or 0.03 per cent, to $22.51 billion over the same week. Reserves held by commercial banks, however, fell $17.1 million, or 0.31 per cent, to $5.42 billion, while the figure for the current calendar year showed an increase of $1.02 billion, or 6.28 per cent.

Monthly figures showed SBP reserves fell $1.33 billion to $17.0431 billion in July 2026 from $18.3762 billion a month earlier, though they were 18.98 per cent above July 2025. Total liquid foreign reserves stood at $21.8887 billion at the end of July, a net decrease of $1.31 billion from the previous month.