Pakistan’s liquid foreign exchange reserves rose this week, with the State Bank of Pakistan reporting a gain of $18 million, taking the country’s total reserves to $20.6 billion for the week ending April 17, 2026.
According to the SBP’s latest weekly data, reserves held by the central bank stood at $15.098 billion, up from $15.080 billion a week earlier, showing a weekly rise of $18 million.
Reserves held by commercial banks also increased by $86 million, closing the week at $5.531 billion compared with $5.445 billion in the previous week.
As a result, the country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose from $20.525 billion to $20.629 billion on a week-on-week basis.
According to Topline Securities, the latest reserve level translates into an import cover of around 3.4 months.
