Pakistan’s textile exports saw a 33.7% growth in July FY 2025-26, reaching $1.69 billion, up from $1.27 billion in the same month of FY 2024-25.
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) reported that textile exports stood at $1.47 billion in July 2021-22, $1.48 billion in 2022-23, $1.31 billion in 2023-24, and $1.27 billion in July 2024-25.
Last year, Pakistan’s textile exports grew by 7.39%, reaching $17.887 billion, compared to $16.656 billion in FY 2023-24. Key contributors to this growth included knitwear, which saw a 13.68% increase in exports to $5.01 billion, and bed wear, which rose 11.07% to $3.11 billion.
Towel exports reached 226,335 metric tons valued at $1.082 billion during the fiscal year 2024-25, showing an increase from 222,720 metric tons worth $1.055 billion in the same period of the previous year. The growth of 2.61% in towel exports was recorded for the period from July-June 2024-25, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Meanwhile, ready-made garment exports grew by 15.85%, with over 80,147 thousand dozens exported, valued at $4.128 billion in FY 2024-25, compared to 75,754 thousand dozens worth $3.563 billion in the previous year.
Exports of art, silk, and synthetic textiles also increased by 8.80%, with 83,918 metric tons worth $399.515 million exported in FY 2024-25, compared to 82,876 metric tons valued at $367.199 million the previous year.
Other textile commodities that contributed to the growth included towels, which grew by 2.61% to $1.083 billion, tents, canvas, and tarpaulins with a 6.21% rise to $124.87 million, and yarn other than cotton yarn, which increased by 4.75% to $34.04 million. The increase in ready-made garment exports also played a significant role, up 15.85% to $4.13 billion.
