ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit has widened by almost 16 percent to USD 14.63 billion during the first four months, July- October 2026- 27, of the current fiscal year, as imports continued to outpace exports, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
According to PBS data, during July-October 2026-27, the country’s exports registered an increase of 8.52 percent, standing at USD 11.336 billion against USD 10.446 billion recorded during the same period of the last fiscal year. During the period, the country imported goods and services valued at USD 25.964 billion against USD 23.060 billion in 2025-26, reflecting an increase of 12.59 percent.
The country’s trade deficit was recorded at USD 14.628 in the first four months of 2026-27 against USD 12.614 billion recorded during the same period of the past year, reflecting an increase of 15.97 percent.
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On a month-on-month (MoM) basis, the trade deficit recorded an increase of 10.30 percent as it went up from USD 3.515 billion recorded in September 2026 to USD 3.877 billion in October.
The country’s total exports in October stood at USD 2.929 billion against USD 2.923 billion in the previous month, reflecting a monthly increase of USD 0.21 billion. On the other hand, in October Pakistan imported various products worth USD 6.806 billion against imports of USD 6.438 in September.
On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the country’s trade deficit widened by 19.70 percent as it went up from USD 3.239 billion recorded in October 2025 to USD 3.877 billion in October 2026.
On a YoY basis, the country’s exports witnessed an increase of 2.84 percent, as it went up from USD 2.848 billion in October 2025 to USD 2.929 billion in October 2026.
During the period, Pakistan’s imports also surged by 11.81 percent, as in October 2026, the imports reached USD 6.806 billion as compared with USD 6.087 billion in October 2025.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026