Pakistan’s transfer flow increased by 11.3% year to year to reach $ 3.2 billion in September 2025, according to data prepared by Ktrade Research. On a month-to-month basis, influx recorded a modest increase of 1.46%.
Uptick was largely driven by an increase of 2.6% in transfers from GCC countries that strengthened total influx during the month. In contrast, transfers from the UK slipped by 1.9% month to month, reflecting softer seasonal trends.
The Pakistani Rupee valued by 0.15% mother and closed at RS281.21 per year. US dollar per October 8, 2025 despite an increase of 1.43% in the US Dollar Index (DXY), according to Ktrade.
Analysts attributed currency resistance to strong transfer streams and tighter administrative measures aimed at narrowing the gap between interbank and open market exchange courses.
Cumulatively, transfers below 1qfy26 8.4% yoy, indicating sustained support from overseas Pakistanis in the midst of gradual economic stabilization.
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Earlier in August 2025, Pakistan received $ 3.14 billion in workers’ transfers, which was 2.4% lower than July of $ 3.21 billion when transfers from the US, UAE and South Korea were declined, although partially offset by stronger receptions from Saudi Arabia and the EU countries.
Pakistan’s transfers grew 7% years to year in August, but influx from key corridors fell and raised concerns about sustainability despite overall growth, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Despite robust influxes from Saudi -Arabia, UAE and the European Union (EU), transfers from the United States fell 13.7% in August compared to last year and highlighted Pakistan’s dependence on the markets in the Middle East to equalize the weakened North American contributions.
Pakistan’s transfer growth remained strongly dependent on the golf region, where Saudi Arabia and UAE alone contributed almost half of the influx in August, which exposed the country to the risks of economic and political shifts in the host countries.
While transfers from Europe rose 18%, sharp decreases from Malaysia (-19%) and South Korea (-11%) indicate unstable influx from secondary labor markets.
Cumulatively, with an influx of $ 6.4 billion, the transfers rose 7% over the first two months of FY26 compared to $ 5.9 billion in the same period last year.
Transfers during August were mainly obtained from Saudi -Arabia ($ 736.7 million), United Arab Emirates ($ 642.9 million), United Kingdom ($ 463.4 million) and the US ($ 267.3 million).
