Pakistan has received over $3 billion in foreign loans and grants in the first five months (July-November) of the current fiscal year, indicating a 14% increase compared to last year’s $2.667 billion.
Data released by the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) in November shows that Pakistan received foreign assistance worth USD314.5 million, comprising USD164 million in bilateral support and USD150.48 million from multilateral sources.
During the July–November period of FY2025-26, total bilateral loans and grants amounted to USD807.64 million, while multilateral financing in the form of loans and grants reached USD1.26 billion.
Bilateral grants during the five-month period stood at USD27.17 million, with China contributing USD10 million, Japan USD10.56 million, and Saudi Arabia USD2.20 million.
In the same period, bilateral loans totaled USD780.47 million. This included USD119.77 million in Chinese guaranteed loans, an additional USD61.71 million from China, USD71.15 million from Denmark, USD15.09 million from Germany, and a substantial USD500 million loan from Saudi Arabia under its oil financing facility for Pakistan.
Multilateral grants received between July and November amounted to USD26.98 million. Of this, USD15.40 million was provided by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), USD8.18 million by the International Development Association (IDA), and USD2.72 million by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Meanwhile, multilateral loans during the period reached USD1.26 billion. The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) emerged as the largest lender with USD383 million, followed by the IDA with USD343.15 million, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with USD242 million, the IBRD with USD181.84 million, and IFAD with USD16.36 million.
