Pakistan foreign reserves today stand at $26.863 billion, the latest State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) figure shows, after the total rose in the week ended October 9, 2026. The country is now close to the $27 billion mark. The weekly increase was $65.9 million.
Liquid reserves are funds that can be turned into dollars quickly, and the total is the sum of two parts. The SBP's own holdings rose by $15.8 million to $21.470 billion, up from $21.454 billion a week earlier. Reserves held by commercial banks, the private lenders that keep dollar balances, increased by $50.1 million to $5.394 billion over the same period. The central bank said the rise reflected growth in both parts.
Where the weekly gain came from
Most of the increase came from commercial banks, whose holdings rose by $50.1 million of the total $65.9 million. The SBP's own figure, which is the core of the sbp foreign exchange reserves series, rose by a smaller $15.8 million. Both movements were small compared with the overall total of about $26.9 billion.
The SBP also said the reserves can cover imports for 3.04 months. In plain terms, the dollars held could pay for about three months of imports. That is a measure of the buffer, not a forecast of how long it will last.
Close to $27 billion, but not there yet
Pakistan foreign reserves today remain just below the $27 billion mark. By simple subtraction, the gap is about $137 million. None of the material published so far gives a forecast for the coming weeks, so it is not clear whether the total will cross $27 billion in the next weekly figure.
Foreign reserves are a buffer Pakistan uses to pay for imports and foreign debt. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), whose lending programme Pakistan is part of, tracks these figures closely.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- Week ended October 9, 2026: total liquid reserves reached $26.863 billion, up $65.9 million over the week.
- Same week: SBP holdings rose to $21.470 billion from $21.454 billion a week earlier.
- Same week: commercial bank holdings rose by $50.1 million to $5.394 billion.
- Same week: the SBP said reserves cover imports for 3.04 months.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Pakistan ke zormabadla ke zakhair 9 October 2026 ko khatam hone wale hafte mein 26.863 billion dollar tak pohanch gaye hain, jo pichle hafte se 65.9 million dollar zyada hain. State Bank ke apne zakhair bhi thoda barhe hain aur banks ke paas dollar bhi. Is ka matlab hai ke mulk ke dollar zakheere pehle se thoda behtar hain, lekin 27 billion dollar ka nishana abhi poora nahi hua.
