SBP transfers Rs1.93 trillion profit to government, exceeds FY27 target by Rs497 billion

The State Bank of Pakistan transferred Rs1.932 trillion in surplus to the federal government, exceeding its FY2026-27 budget estimate by Rs497 billion, Profit by Pakistan Today reported. The amount was about 35% above the annual projection of Rs1.435 trillion and represented nearly 82% of non-tax revenue collected in July and August.

The transfer relates to profit earned in FY2025-26 and received in the current fiscal year under the SBP Act. It was below the Rs2.619 trillion transferred in the previous fiscal year. Overall, the government collected Rs2.36 trillion in non-tax revenue in July and August, around 44% of its Rs5.33 trillion full-year target; petroleum levy receipts of Rs220.2 billion were the next-largest source.