JAKARTA - Pakistan received $3.5 billion in workers’ remittances in April 2026, the State Bank of Pakistan said in a press release published on May 11. The monthly inflow was 11.4% higher than in April 2025 and 7.6% lower than in March 2026. 

The 10-month figure remained higher than last year. Remittances reached $33.9 billion during July-April FY26, compared with $31.2 billion in the same period of FY25, an 8.5% increase, SBP said.

Saudi Arabia was the largest named source in April, with workers sending $841.7 million. The United Arab Emirates followed with $734.7 million, putting the 2 Gulf markets at $1.58 billion combined for the month. The United Kingdom and the United States were the next largest named sources. Pakistani workers sent $563.7 million from the UK and $317.6 million from the US, according to the central bank. 

Those remittance flows come from large Pakistani communities in the same markets. The latest public counts put 1.81 million Pakistani nationals in Saudi Arabia in the 2022 census and about 2.2 million Pakistanis in the UAE, according to a 2026 Khaleej Times report. In the UK, census-based figures put the Pakistani population at about 1.66 million, while Pew Research Center put the Pakistani-origin population in the US at about 680,000 in 2023. 

April followed a stronger March, when workers’ remittances reached $3.8 billion. The 4 main named corridors were all lower in April than March: Saudi Arabia fell from $918.4 million, the UAE from $823.7 million, the UK from $587.3 million and the US from $359.3 million. 

The Gulf share remains the clearest part of the April data. Saudi Arabia and the UAE together sent more money than the UK and US combined, which accounted for $881.3 million.

For Pakistan, the April figure adds another large foreign-exchange inflow during FY26. The next monthly release will show whether April’s drop from March was a one-month correction after a strong month or the start of a softer run before the fiscal year ends.