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Banking Infrastructure and Transactions

The category focuses on Pakistan’s banking infrastructure and systems and presents information on availability of payment mechanisms and their usage for different transactions. Data is sourced from the [State Bank of Pakistan](https://www.sbp.org.pk/).

Key Figures

Number of Banks
Mar 2026

44

1 QoQ
Number of Bank Branches
Mar 2023

17.5K

37.0 QoQ
Number of ATMs
Mar 2026

21.4K

1.9% QoQ
Number of Payment Cards
Mar 2026

68.3M

6.5% QoQ

Datasets (3)

Period/Range Data Points Date Modified Trend

Loans to Private Sector Business by Institution

Period
Monthly
Datapoints
128
Date Modified
23 Sep 2026 06:12 AM
Monthly
Dec 2015 to Jul 2026
128 23 Sep 2026 06:12 AM
-3.1% MoM

Proportion of Digital Payments (in Total Retail Payments)- Value

Period
Annually
Datapoints
11
Date Modified
24 Jul 2025 20:03 PM
Annually
2014 to 2024
11 24 Jul 2025 20:03 PM
39.4% YoY

Annual Mobile Banking Transactions - Value

Period
Annually
Datapoints
16
Date Modified
23 Sep 2026 06:54 AM
Annually
2010 to 2025
16 23 Sep 2026 06:54 AM
77.6% YoY