Pakistan’s trade deficit surges 6% YoY to $3.6bn in September 2026

Pakistan's trade deficit expanded by more than 6% year-on-year (YoY) to $3.56 billion in September 2026, as reported by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. This marks a marginal increase from the same month in the previous year. Despite the rise in exports, the trade deficit widened in September 2026. Exports reached $2.94 billion, a 17.6% increase compared to $2.5 billion in September 2025.

However, imports climbed to $6.49 billion, an 11% rise from $5.85 billion in the same period last year. On a month-to-month basis, the trade deficit surged nearly 8% in September 2026, reaching $3.29 billion from $3.29 billion in August 2026. Over the first quarter (July-September) of the fiscal year 2026-27 (1QFY27), the trade deficit grew by over 15% to $10.79 billion, up from $9.37 billion in the same period last year. Exports surged by nearly 11% to $8.42 billion, while imports rose by over 13% to $19.22 billion.