Current account
aid & finance. Also current account balance, current account deficit, current account surplus
The part of a country’s balance of payments that records trade in goods and services, income such as interest and profits, and transfers such as workers’ remittances. A deficit must be financed by borrowing, investment or reserves, which is why it is central to Pakistan’s IMF programmes. State Bank of Pakistan data show a surplus of about $2.1 billion in fiscal 2025, after a deficit of about $2.1 billion the year before.12
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Sources
- Pakistan records annual current account surplus of USD 2.1bn: official data. Outlook Business (PTI), 2025-07. Press
- Pakistan records current account surplus of $328 million in June 2025. Profit (Pakistan Today), 2025-07. Press
