Overview
- State Bank of Pakistan data show December inflows up 16.5% year on year and 12.6% from November.
- Cumulative remittances for July–December FY26 reached $19.7 billion, an 11% increase from the same period a year earlier.
- Saudi Arabia led December sources with $813 million, followed by the United Arab Emirates at $726 million, the United Kingdom at $560 million, the European Union at $499 million, other GCC countries at $333 million, and the United States at $302 million.
- Within the UAE, Dubai contributed $566 million, with Abu Dhabi at $130 million, Sharjah at $12.75 million, and other locations at $17.50 million.
- Topline Securities attributes the strength to higher manpower exports, a narrower formal–informal exchange‑rate gap, and continued remittance incentives, and maintains an FY26 target of $41 billion.