Banks’ deposits increase by 16% YoY in September

Mettis Link News reported that deposits held with scheduled banks rose 15.95% year on year to Rs40.83 trillion in September 2026, compared with Rs35.21 trillion in September 2025. Deposits also climbed 4.04% from the previous month, when they stood at Rs39.24 trillion in August 2026. The figures are based on data released by the State Bank of Pakistan.

Advances also expanded, though more slowly than deposits. Total advances rose 14.31% to Rs15.38 trillion from Rs13.46 trillion a year earlier, and increased 5.97% month on month from Rs14.52 trillion in August 2026. The ratio of advances to deposits came in at 37.68%, down 54 bps year on year but up 69 bps from the previous month.

Investments held by scheduled banks totalled Rs40.13 trillion, up 12.06% from a year earlier but down 2.55% from Rs41.18 trillion in August. The investment to deposit ratio fell to 98.3%, a drop of 342 bps year on year and 664 bps month on month.