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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded a <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-records-fy26s-first-current-account-surplus-marks-economic-turnaround" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">current account surplus</a> of $100 million in November 2025, reversing a deficit of $291 million in October, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Wednesday.&nbsp;The surplus contrasts with $709 million recorded in the same month last year.&nbsp;In November, Pakistan&rsquo;s total exports of goods and services stood at $3.09 billion, down over 10 percent from $3.44 billion in October. Meanwhile, total imports fell to $5.68 billion, a nearly 12 percent decline from the previous month.&nbsp;Workers&rsquo; remittances remained strong at <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-remittances-rise-9-to-319b-yoy-in-nov-reach-161b-in-5mfy26" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">$3.19 billion</a>, although slightly lower than $3.42 billion in October.&nbsp;For the first five months of the current fiscal year (FY26), Pakistan recorded a cumulative current account deficit of $812 million, compared with a surplus of $503 million in the same period last year.&nbsp;Pakistan&rsquo;s foreign exchange reserves rose to $14.68 billion, up 21 percent year-on-year, indicating improved external buffers despite ongoing structural pressures.

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The surplus follows a defecit of $291 million in October 2025.

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Pakistan posts $100 million current account surplus in November

Pakistan posts $100 million current account surplus in November