# Pakistan remittances by country

Workers' remittances are Pakistan's largest source of foreign exchange. PakDataHub serves the SBP's **monthly totals** (with history back to 1972) and the **breakdown by sending country**.

## The trend

Adding up the monthly `remittances.total` series by fiscal year (July-June):

| Fiscal year | Remittances |
|---|---|
| FY24 | US$30.3 bn |
| FY25 | US$38.3 bn |
| **FY26** | **US$41.6 bn** |

The single biggest month on record is **May 2026, at US$4.25 bn**. August 2026 came in at US$3.66 bn.

## Where it comes from

June 2026, by sending country (US$ million):

| Country | US$ mn |
|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 830 |
| U.A.E. | 792 (of which Dubai 615, Abu Dhabi 146) |
| U.K. | 515 |
| Ten European countries | 415 |
| Other GCC countries | 321 |
| U.S.A. | 297 |

## Get the data

```bash
# Monthly total, US$ mn
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
  "https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/remittances.total?from=2023-07-01&sort=asc"

# Every sending-country series
curl "https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/catalog?module=external&q=workers_remittances_received&limit=100"
```

Year-on-year growth, computed for you:

```bash
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
  "https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/remittances.total?transform=yoy&limit=12"
```

For the long view, `remittances.total_inflow_workers_remittances` goes back to July 1972. Related series: the rupee against the Saudi riyal (`fx.rate.avg.sar`) and the dirham (`fx.rate.avg.aed`), and SBP reserves (`reserves.total_sbp_reserves`). See the [remittance & FX apps use case](https://pakdatahub.com/docs/use-case-remittance-fx.md).

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Published 2026-09-25 - https://pakdatahub.com/blog/pakistan-remittances-by-country