How much have remittances risen?
For fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), our latest report is from 11 May 2026, and things may have moved since. Workers’ remittances for July to April FY26 reached $33.9 billion, compared with $31.2 billion in the same period last year, a rise of about $2.7 billion [2].
Earlier in the year, remittances were $19.7 billion in the first half of FY26 against $17.8 billion in the first half of FY25, according to a Thursday Times analysis of the State Bank of Pakistan’s report [6]. In April 2026 alone, Pakistan received $3.5 billion [2].
Remittances, July–April FY26$33.9 billion
Remittances, July–April FY25$31.2 billion
Remittances, April 2026$3.5 billion
Not settled yet
We do not have remittance figures after April 2026, so the full-year FY26 rise is not known from our sources.
Timeline
H1 FY26 (reported 12 May 2026)Remittances were $19.7 billion, against $17.8 billion in H1 FY25.
11 May 2026July–April FY26 remittances were reported at $33.9 billion, against $31.2 billion a year earlier.
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