Foreign currency deposits in Pakistan increased by $31.31 million, or 0.45%, to $6.966 billion in September 2026, compared with $6.935 billion in August, according to the latest data from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). However, deposits remained $89.66 million, or 1.27%, below the $7.056 billion recorded in September 2025.
Resident foreign currency deposits rose by $54.93 million, or 0.94%, to $5.920 billion in September from $5.865 billion in the previous month. On a year-on-year basis, these deposits declined by $211.88 million, or 3.46%. Meanwhile, non-resident deposits fell by $23.62 million, or 2.21%, to $1.046 billion, although they were up 13.23% compared with September 2025.
Resident deposits included $2.065 billion in demand accounts, $1.703 billion in savings accounts and $2.151 billion in time deposits. Non-resident deposits comprised $636.95 million in demand deposits, $223.73 million in savings deposits and $185.23 million in time deposits.
The data also showed that banks used foreign currency funds for trade financing, including $827.94 million for pre-shipment financing, $169.32 million for post-shipment financing and $1.143 billion for import financing. Additionally, $1.350 billion was held with the SBP and Pakistani banks under various reserve requirements and other balances, while deposit holders maintained $297.08 million abroad and $231.13 million as cash in hand.
