Pakistan Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

1996 - 2024 | Monthly | NA | CEIC Data

Key information about Pakistan Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

  • Pakistan Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 3.4 Months of Import in Oct 2024, compared with the ratio of 3.3 in the previous month
  • Pakistan Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1996 to Oct 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 12.0 in Nov 2003 and a record low of 0.5 in Oct 1996

CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import from monthly Foreign Currency Reserves and monthly Imports. The State Bank of Pakistan provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics provides Imports in USD. Foreign Exchange Reserves includes SDRs and part of Foreign Exchange Reserves is held by Scheduled Bank

View Pakistan's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from Jan 1996 to Oct 2024 in the chart:

Pakistan Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

What was Pakistan's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in Oct 2024?

Pakistan Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 3.4 Months of Import in Oct 2024, compared with the ratio of 3.3 in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3.4 Oct 2024 3.3 Sep 2024 0.5 Oct 1996 12.0 Nov 2003 NA monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2024

Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (NA) 7.5 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
Algeria (NA) 15.7 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Argentina (NA) 3.7 May 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - May 2023
Armenia (NA) 2.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
Australia (NA) 1.5 May 2023 monthly Jul 1971 - May 2023
Austria (NA) 0.2 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2024
Azerbaijan (NA) 6.9 Sep 2024 monthly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Bahrain (NA) 2.4 2023 yearly 1966 - 2023
Bangladesh (NA) 2.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 1986 - Sep 2024
Belarus (NA) 0.7 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Belgium (NA) 0.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Bolivia (NA) 0.2 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) 6.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
Botswana (NA) 8.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Brazil (NA) 15.7 Nov 2024 monthly Nov 2000 - Nov 2024
Brunei (NA) 5.4 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jul 2024
Bulgaria (NA) 9.0 Sep 2024 monthly Sep 2003 - Sep 2024
Cambodia (NA) 6.6 Mar 2023 monthly Jun 2013 - Mar 2023
Canada (NA) 1.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2024
Chile (NA) 6.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
China (NA) 15.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
Colombia (NA) 11.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2024
Croatia (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (NA) 0.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Czech Republic (NA) 7.4 Sep 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Denmark (NA) 7.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Ecuador (NA) 2.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2024
Egypt (NA) 4.4 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Estonia (NA) 1.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
European Union (NA) 1.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2024
Finland (NA) 1.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
France (NA) 0.4 Oct 2024 monthly Feb 2004 - Oct 2024
Georgia (NA) 2.1 Nov 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Nov 2024
Germany (NA) 0.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2024
Ghana (NA) 2.4 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2005 - Jan 2024
Greece (NA) 0.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) 9.3 May 2023 monthly Apr 2000 - May 2023
Hungary (NA) 2.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2024
Iceland (NA) 6.9 Nov 2024 monthly Oct 2000 - Nov 2024
India (NA) 9.2 May 2023 monthly Apr 1990 - May 2023
Indonesia (NA) 6.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2024
Ireland (NA) 0.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Israel (NA) 27.8 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2024
Italy (NA) 0.9 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2024
Ivory Coast (NA) 0.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Aug 2024
Japan (NA) 16.6 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2024
Jordan (NA) 6.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2024
Kazakhstan (NA) 3.2 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Kenya (NA) 4.1 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 2005 - Mar 2024
South Korea (NA) 7.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2024
Kosovo (NA) 2.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Kuwait (NA) 14.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2024
Kyrgyzstan (NA) 1.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Laos (NA) 2.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Latvia (NA) 2.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Lebanon (NA) 12.5 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Lithuania (NA) 0.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Luxembourg (NA) 0.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Macau SAR, China (NA) 20.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
North Macedonia (NA) 4.5 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Malawi (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (NA) 6.3 May 2023 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2023
Malta (NA) 1.3 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 1994 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (NA) 10.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2024
Mexico (NA) 3.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
Moldova (NA) 7.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2024
Mongolia (NA) 4.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2024
Montenegro (NA) 4.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2024
Morocco (NA) 4.7 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2024
Mozambique (NA) 5.4 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2024
Myanmar (NA) 5.2 Jun 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2022
Nepal (NA) 16.3 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Nov 2024
Netherlands (NA) 0.1 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Oct 2024
New Zealand (NA) 4.6 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 2005 - Oct 2024
Nigeria (NA) 10.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Norway (NA) 8.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Oman (NA) 4.5 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Aug 2024
Pakistan (NA) 3.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2024
Palestinian Territory (NA) 1.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2024
Panama (NA) 4.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
Paraguay (NA) 6.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Peru (NA) 16.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2024
Philippines (NA) 8.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1979 - Sep 2024
Poland (NA) 5.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
Portugal (NA) 54.4 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Qatar (NA) 15.5 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jul 2024
Romania (NA) 5.8 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2005 - Sep 2024
Russia (NA) 14.9 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2024
Saudi Arabia (NA) 23.9 2023 yearly 1957 - 2023
Serbia (NA) 6.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Singapore (NA) 9.4 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2024
Slovakia (NA) 1.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Slovenia (NA) 0.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2024
South Africa (NA) 4.8 Oct 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2024
Spain (NA) 1.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1987 - Sep 2024
Sri Lanka (NA) 3.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2024
Sudan (NA) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2017
Sweden (NA) 2.5 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2024
Switzerland (NA) 26.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2024
Syria (NA) 9.8 Jun 2011 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2011

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Pakistan Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -13,794.405 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 9,971.173 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.8 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 72.4 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PKR bn) 34,964.514 2029 yearly 1993 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PKR bn) 114,236.604 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (PKR bn) 29,651.120 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Consolidated Govt (CG) Revenue: ytd (PKR mn) 5,827,251.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
CG Revenue: ytd: Tax (PKR mn) 2,775,892.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Govt Revenue: Tax: Federal: Direct Tax (PKR mn) 3,264,705.000 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Consolidated Govt (CG) Expenditure: ytd (PKR mn) 4,131,242.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
CG Expenditure: ytd: Current (PKR mn) 3,537,280.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.318 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,589.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Nov 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,804.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 6.1 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 73,647.830 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 229,266.745 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,879.761 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 4,393.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -5.7 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 322,961.887 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,291,292.991 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 614.644 Mar 2022 monthly Jan 1969 - Mar 2022
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 180.407 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 254.389 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,205.229 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Exports: Petroleum & Coal (PKR mn) 8,547.000 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Oct 2024
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -3,192.00 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1996 - Jul 2018
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -98.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.5 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 133.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1997 - Oct 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 133.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -22.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 155.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 133,455.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.0 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 3,477.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.9 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.665 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -130,571.311 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2024
BoP: Debit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 19,299.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 8,070.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 55.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Credit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 19,201.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 9,314.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) -549.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) -4.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -221.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) -6,046.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -347.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Cr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 47.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 92.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 1,979.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 14,116.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 1,389.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -1,976.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Liabilities (USD mn) -4.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Liabilities (USD mn) 900.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 3,405.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Dr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 3.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 308.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Assets (USD mn) -759.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Assets (USD mn) 553.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) -707.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -668.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 2,738.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 10,010.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 545.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) -731.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 141.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 26,759.106 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 157,410.625 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -130,651.519 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
External Debt: Private Sector (USD mn) 12,373.735 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 100,619.377 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2024
Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 3,051.974 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1972 - Oct 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 0.937 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Oct 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United States (USD mn) 1.566 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Oct 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Switzerland (USD mn) 16.802 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Oct 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United Kingdom (USD mn) 0.367 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Oct 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United Kingdom (USD mn) 21.845 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Oct 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Italy (USD mn) -0.157 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 2011 - Oct 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: China (USD mn) 56.709 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Oct 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 0.411 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Oct 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United States (USD mn) 7.349 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Oct 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: U.A.E (USD mn) 2.861 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Oct 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 8.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,664.970 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 41,331.502 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1991 - Oct 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 130,643.296 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Sep 2024
M2 Growth (%) 15.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 15,467.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1959 - Oct 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,690.437 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 96,876.180 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 23.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 167,283.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2008 - Oct 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 17.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2009 - Oct 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 47,940.524 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 2007 - Oct 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 15.45 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 2008 - Oct 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 7.98 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Money Supply M0: Reserve Money (PKR mn) 11,479,183.984 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2024
ORA: Gold Including Gold Deposits and Gold Swapped (USD mn) 2,711.52 May 2018 monthly Oct 2003 - May 2018

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