Pakistan’s exports have grown by 5.15% during the first 11 months of the fiscal year 2024-25, reaching $29.564 billion compared to $28.117 billion in the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
Imports also saw an increase, rising by 7.5% to $53.55 billion, up from $49.815 billion in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.
In May 2025, exports stood at $2.672 billion, reflecting a 22.91% year-on-year increase from $2.174 billion in April 2024.
Meanwhile, imports in May 2025 reached $5.273 billion, a decrease of 5.77% from $5.596 billion in April 2025, but an increase of 7.28% compared to $4.915 billion in May 2024.
Exports for the period of July–April 2024-25 increased by 6.25%, reaching $26.859 billion compared to the previous year.
The top commodities in exports for May 2025 included knitwear at Rs123.121 billion, readymade garments at Rs105.420 billion, bed wear at Rs75.937 billion, and rice and others at Rs50.707 billion.
Other notable exports included cotton cloth, towels, made-up articles excluding towels and bed wear, basmati rice, fish and fish preparations, and cotton yarn.
On the import side, the major items for May 2025 were petroleum products at Rs140.651 billion, petroleum crude at Rs124.107 billion, electrical machinery and apparatus at Rs111.559 billion, palm oil at Rs92.020 billion, and LNG at Rs82.753 billion.
Other significant imports included iron and steel, plastic materials, iron and steel scrap, motor cars, and raw cotton.
The balance of trade in May 2025 was recorded at $2.601 billion, and the cumulative balance of trade from July-May 2024-2025 stood at $23.986 billion.
