Remittances FY26 $41.6BRaast FY26 2.76B paymentsDigital retail payments 92%PVARA licence categories 11

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$41.6 billion home: Pakistan's remittance record

Workers' remittances hit a record $41.6 billion in FY26, and the new fiscal year began stronger. Here is where the money comes from, and who wants to move it.

FP Admin · 5 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

Where September's money came fromWorkers' remittances, US$ million, September 2026
  • Saudi Arabia$899M
  • UAE$749M
  • United Kingdom$515M
  • European Union$448M
  • United States$306M

Source: State Bank of Pakistan data via Business Recorder

The numbers

Growth slowed, then picked upWorkers' remittances, % change on the year before
  1. 10.7%FY24
  2. 26.6%FY25
  3. 8.6%FY26
  4. 14.7%Q1 FY27

Source: State Bank of Pakistan data via Outlook Business and Business Recorder

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