Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 6% to $3.56bn in September

According to Profit by Pakistan Today, the gap between what Pakistan sells abroad and what it buys widened to $3.56 billion in September 2026, a rise of more than 6 per cent from a year earlier. Figures released on Friday by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed that imports expanded at a faster pace than exports over the period.

Exports grew 17.6 per cent to $2.94 billion, up from $2.5 billion a year earlier, while imports reached $6.49 billion compared with $5.85 billion. Against August 2026, when the gap stood at $3.29 billion, the monthly figure rose by close to 8 per cent.

Over July to September of FY27, the cumulative shortfall grew more than 15 per cent to $10.79 billion from $9.37 billion a year earlier. Exports for the quarter rose nearly 11 per cent to $8.42 billion, while imports increased over 13 per cent to $19.22 billion.