Pakistan posts $98mn C/A deficit in August 2026

According to Business Recorder, the State Bank of Pakistan put the August 2026 current account at a $98 million deficit. A much larger import bill outweighed a modest rise in exports that month.

Goods and services exports reached $3.33 billion, up more than 5% from $3.17 billion a year earlier. Imports rose over 8% to $6.64 billion, compared with $6.15 billion in August 2025. Workers' remittances climbed nearly 17% to $3.66 billion, up from $3.14 billion a year before.

For the first two months of FY27, the cumulative deficit narrowed to $543 million from $853 million, a 36% decline. The country's foreign exchange reserves, excluding CRR and SCRR, climbed 19% year on year to $17.28 billion. The REER index inched up 0.02% to 107.92 in August, from 107.89 in July.