Pakistan's IT exports hit $435m in September, second-highest monthly figure on record

Profit, citing a post by Khurram Schehzad, adviser to the Finance Minister, reported that IT exports climbed to $435 million in September 2026. That ranks September second among all monthly totals on record, only $2 million below the $437 million peak set in December 2025. Shipments were up 18% from a year earlier and rose 10% from August, the adviser said on Friday.

A separate post from the adviser highlighted freelance service exports, which reached a record $197 million in September, the highest monthly level so far. That represents growth of 49% on a year earlier and 11% on the previous month. Freelancers also brought in roughly $550 million in the first quarter of FY27, up 46% from the same stretch of the prior fiscal year.

Goods exports also topped $3 billion in September, the strongest monthly showing in 20 months. Schehzad attributed the IT export growth to targeted support in the FY27 budget for exporters and the IT sector, together with a widening digital economy. IT exports for July to September totalled $1.25 billion, and he argued these developments bring in non-debt foreign exchange, create high-value jobs and deepen Pakistan's ties with global markets.