Pakistan’s liquid foreign reserves stood at $19,496.7 million as of August 8, 2025.
As per the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday evening, liquid foreign reserves held by the central bank stood at $14,243.2 million. Net foreign reserves held by the commercial banks stood at $5,253.5 million as of August 8, 2025.
During the week ending August 8, 2025, SBP’s foreign reserves increased by $11 million to $14,243.2 million.
Last week, foreign reserves of the central bank dropped by $72 million to $14,231.9 million due to external debt repayments. Two weeks back, SBP’s reserves decreased by $153 million to $ 14,303.9 million.
During the week ending July 18, 2025, SBP’s reserves decreased by $69 million to $14,456.6 million due to external debt repayments. Before that week, SBP’s reserves increased by $23 million to $14,525.6 million.
Reports say that reserves fell to critical low level , $4.4 billion, when inflation peaked at 38% in May 2023. It resulted the country faced severe macroeconomic instability. But, decisive monetary tightening and structural reforms improved the situation. Improved external inflows also played key role shifting the trajectory towards stability. SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad, speaking at the Independence Day, said the economy is now on a path to sustainable growth. He said the inflation went down to historic lows and reserves tripled. Pakistan, he said, faced unprecedented economic challenges in recent past. But now, he added, the country is on a path towards economic stability and sustainable growth.
