Pakistan economic data
Pakistan external sector data
The rupee exchange rate, SBP reserves, exports and imports, remittances by country and the current account. Sign in to open any series' full history.
- Series
- 15
- Observations
- 7,171
- Frequency
- daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly
- From
- Sept 2009
Reading the external sector
Exchange rate and reserves
PKR/USD is what one dollar costs in rupees. Reserves are the foreign currency the State Bank and banks hold to pay for imports and debt.
Trade and remittances
Exports bring dollars in and imports send them out. Remittances are money sent home by Pakistanis working abroad, a large source of dollars.
Current account
Trade, services, income and remittances added together. A deficit means more dollars leaving the country than coming in.
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Questions about Pakistan's external sector
What is the current account?
The balance of all trade, services, income and transfers with the rest of the world. A deficit means Pakistan is spending more foreign currency than it earns.
Why do remittances matter for the stock market?
They bring in dollars, support the rupee and spending at home, and add to bank deposits.
What are SBP reserves?
The foreign currency held by the State Bank of Pakistan, used to pay for imports and repay foreign debt.
- Source
- State Bank of Pakistan
- Last updated
- Daily series open as month-end readings here; the assistant reads every day.
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