Key Takeaways
- Pakistan's services exports grew by 18.81% to $10.04 billion in FY26.
- Telecommunications, computer, and information services led the growth with a 20.42% increase.
- The trade deficit in services narrowed significantly by 33.38%.
Pakistan's services exports witnessed a robust growth of 18.81% to $10.04 billion during the fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), according to official data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
The information technology sector, particularly telecommunications and computer-related services, played a pivotal role in driving this growth, with exports increasing by 20.42% to $4.60 billion compared to the previous fiscal year.
Other business services also saw significant expansion, rising by 27.22% to $2.15 billion from $1.69 billion a year ago.
However, there were some sectors that experienced declines; transport services exports decreased by 6.61% to $933 million in FY26 compared to $999 million the previous year.
Travel services, on the other hand, showed strong growth of 52.74%, with exports increasing from $730 million to $1.115 billion during the same period.
Imports of services also increased by 5.67% to $11.93 billion in FY26, driven primarily by transport and travel sectors.
Despite the rise in imports, the trade deficit in services narrowed considerably by 33.38% to $1.894 billion from $2.843 billion in the preceding fiscal year.
In June alone, exports of services grew by 37.20% to $955.91 million compared to $696.60 million in the same month last year.
