Pakistan’s current account balance posted a surplus of $12 million in April 2025, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday.
After posting the highest-ever monthly recorded surplus of $1.2 billion in March, the current account turned last month with a surplus of $12 million in April 2025.
According to Topline Securities, the current account remained in surplus in April despite wider expectations of a deficit as goods exports according to PBS were US$ 2.1 billion during the month, while SBP has recorded exports of US$ 2.6 billion during the same month.
The total trade deficit reported by PBS was US$ 3.388 billion, while SBP has reported US $2.6 billion.
The current account balance posted a surplus of $320 million in the same month of the previous fiscal year i.e. April 2024.
For the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (10MFY25), the current account has posted a surplus of $1.9 billion, a massive improvement over a deficit of $1.34 billion reported in the same period of FY24.
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