Pakistan's trade deficit widens 10% to USD 3.17bn in August
Imports climbed 7% to USD 5.68bn in August, outpacing 4% export growth to USD 2.51bn and pushing the trade gap wider, PBS data showed.
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Pakistan's trade deficit widened 10% year on year to USD 3.17 billion in August, as imports outpaced export growth, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The gap stood at USD 2.87 billion in August last year.
What is Pakistan's current trade deficit?
Pakistan's trade deficit stood at USD 3.17 billion in August 2026, PBS data showed. That marked a 10% increase from USD 2.87 billion a year earlier. The gap narrowed 20% from July's USD 3.95 billion, as both exports and imports declined on a month-on-month basis.
How did Pakistan's exports and imports perform in August?
Exports totalled USD 2.51 billion in August, up 4% from USD 2.42 billion a year earlier. Compared with July, however, exports fell 15% from USD 2.95 billion. Imports rose 7% year on year to USD 5.68 billion from USD 5.29 billion, though they dropped 18% from July's USD 6.90 billion.
How much has Pakistan's trade deficit grown in fiscal year 2026-27?
During the first two months of fiscal year 2026-27, Pakistan's trade deficit reached USD 7.12 billion, up 18% from USD 6.03 billion in the same period last year. Exports during July-August rose 7% to USD 5.46 billion from USD 5.10 billion a year earlier. Imports grew at nearly twice that pace, climbing 13% to USD 12.58 billion from USD 11.13 billion.
The faster rise in imports relative to exports widened the cumulative trade gap, despite higher export receipts during the two-month period. Pakistan's fiscal year runs from July through June.
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