Pakistan's remittances rise by 13.1 pct in April

Islamabad: Remittances sent by overseas Pakistani workers rose by 13.1 percent year on year in April 2025, compared to the same month last year, the S...

Islamabad: Remittances sent by overseas Pakistani workers rose by 13.1 percent year-on-year in April 2025, compared to the same month last year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Friday.

The workers' remittances recorded an inflow of 3.2 billion U.S. dollars during April, up from 2.81 billion dollars recorded in the same period in 2024, according to the central bank.

However, on a month-on-month basis, remittances fell by 22 percent compared to the record 4.1 billion dollars received in March 2025.

During the first 10 months of the fiscal year 2024-25 (July-April), Pakistan received 31.2 billion dollars in total remittances, marking a 31 percent increase from 23.9 billion dollars during the same period of the previous fiscal year, the SBP added.

The inflows in April 2025 mainly came from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Britain, and the United States.