SBP Reserves Rise to $21.56 Billion on 30 October 2026, Pakistan's Total Climbs to $26.86 Billion

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) held $21.56 billion of liquid foreign exchange reserves on 30 October 2026, up $39.5 million in a week. Commercial banks held $5.30 billion, up $70.8 million, so Pakistan's total liquid reserves rose $110.3 million to $26.86 billion.

The SBP figure is its fifth weekly rise in a row and the highest of the five October weeks. The total is the highest of those weeks too, if only just, by $1.2 million. We read the SBP's weekly reserves sheet, updated on Thursday 5 November, and its home page on 6 November 2026. Below are all five October weeks side by side, the trend since June, and how to read the sheet yourself.

SBP reserves rose $39.5 million to $21,561.2 million on 30 October

The SBP's own net liquid reserves were $21,561.2 million on Friday 30 October 2026, up from $21,521.7 million on 23 October. Banks' reserves rose to $5,303.3 million. So the total climbed to $26,864.5 million, after falling the week before.

Across October the SBP's reserves rose every week, by $107.5 million in all from 2 to 30 October. The total rose $67.1 million over the same four weeks. The previous week's figures are in our 23 October reserves report.

Banks' reserves rose $70.8 million after last week's fall

Net reserves held by commercial banks rose from $5,232.5 million to $5,303.3 million in the week to 30 October, a gain of $70.8 million. The week before they had fallen $111.9 million. So banks got back about two thirds of that fall.

Banks' reserves are the dollars commercial banks hold, for example to pay for their customers' imports or to meet foreign currency deposits. They move with trade payments and customer flows, so moves of about $100 million in a week are ordinary. The SBP's own reserves matter more for loan repayments and for the IMF programme, because the central bank controls them.

The weekly sheet gives no reason for either move. We make no claim about what drove them.

SBP reserves are $3.18 billion higher than at the end of June

The SBP held $18,378.2 million at the end of June 2026. By 30 October it held $21,561.2 million, $3,183.0 million more. Most of that came in September, when month-end reserves jumped from $17,152.8 million in August to $21,510.5 million.

Against the end of September, the SBP is up $50.7 million and the total is up $528.0 million. At the end of June 2025 the SBP held $14,505.8 million, so it now holds about $7.06 billion more than sixteen months ago. Every month of 2026 is in the list of SBP reserves for 2026.

Why the reserves number matters to you

Reserves are the dollars the country can use to pay for imports and repay foreign loans. When they are steady, the rupee is usually steady too. The SBP's interbank dollar rate moved from Rs 276.7522 on 30 October to Rs 276.6701 on 5 November, a gain of about 8 paisa for the rupee in a week.

For a household, steady reserves mainly mean fewer sudden jumps in the price of imported goods, fuel and phones. They do not promise lower prices, because global oil prices and taxes matter too. The daily rupee rate is in the 5 November dollar rate, and the money that came in from Pakistanis abroad is in remittances for every month of 2026.

How to read the SBP weekly reserves sheet yourself

The SBP updates its liquid reserves sheet once a week, usually on Thursday, with figures for the previous Friday. The home page also shows the latest three numbers in a box. These steps take about two minutes.

1. Open the SBP home page and find "Liquid Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD million)".
2. Read the date beside "As on". This is the Friday the figures refer to.
3. For the history, open the weekly reserves PDF.
4. Look under "Week-End Levels" for the latest weeks and "Month-End Levels" for earlier months.
5. Note the "P" (provisional) and "R" (revised) marks, because recent figures can change.

The difference between net, gross and total reserves trips up many readers. Our guide to the SBP reserves sheet explains each column.

Common questions

How much are SBP reserves on 30 October 2026?

$21,561.2 million, or about $21.56 billion, up $39.5 million from 23 October.

What are Pakistan's total liquid reserves now?

$26,864.5 million on 30 October 2026, made up of $21,561.2 million at the SBP and $5,303.3 million at commercial banks.

Did Pakistan's reserves go up or down this week?

Both went up. The SBP's reserves rose $39.5 million and banks' reserves $70.8 million, so the total rose $110.3 million.

When will the next reserves figure come out?

The SBP normally updates the sheet on Thursday. The figure for Friday 6 November should appear around Thursday 12 November 2026.

Are these figures final?

No. The SBP marks recent figures as provisional, and it sometimes revises them by a few million dollars later.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

We read the SBP home page box ("As on 30-October-2026") and the weekly liquid reserves sheet (file dated 5 November 2026) on 6 November 2026. The month-end rows come from the same sheet. The dollar rates are from the SBP's mark-to-market sheets as recorded on our daily rate pages. The weekly and monthly changes are our arithmetic. The sheet gives no reason for any weekly move, and we could not verify one.