Pakistan’s current account has posted a deficit of $103 million in May 2025, against surplus of $47 million in April 2025, data released by State Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (SBP) showed. On year-on-year (YoY) basis, the current account has decreased 56% against a deficit of $235 million recorded in the same month last year. 

The current account deficit comes on the back of a significant increase in the import bill and a decline in exports during the period. Overall, the figure takes Pakistan’s current account to a surplus of $1.81 billion in the first eleven months of the current fiscal year (11MFY25), in stark contrast to a massive deficit of $1.57 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal year.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)