Pakistan received $5.5075 billion in external financial assistance during the first nine months of the ongoing fiscal year, amounting to just 28.4% of the country’s annual borrowing target of $19.39 billion, according to official documents from the Economic Affairs Division.
The financial inflow includes $5.37 billion in loans and $135.6 million in grants, while a separate $1 billion tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not included in this total.
Despite these inflows, the funds received during July to March were $1.39 billion less than what Pakistan received during the same period last fiscal year. From July to March of the previous year, the country had secured $6.89 billion in external support.
The document reveals that international financial institutions remained a key source of support. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) disbursed $1.18 billion, while the World Bank provided $720 million. In total, global organizations contributed $2.8276 billion to Pakistan during the nine-month period.
Additionally, bilateral partners extended significant assistance. Among them:
- Saudi Arabia rolled over $3 billion
- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) rolled over $2 billion
- China rolled over a $1 billion loan
Direct bilateral assistance also included:
- France: $108 million
- China: $99.1 million
- United States: $40 million
- Japan: $28.8 million
- Kuwait: $24.4 million
