Pakistan's services exports rise 22.60% to $2.72 billion in first quarter of FY27, trade deficit narrows slightly

Pakistan’s services exports reached $2.72 billion in July, September 2026, up 22.60% from a year earlier, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data reported by Profit by Pakistan Today. Services imports climbed 16.32% to $3.55 billion, leaving the quarterly deficit 0.33% lower at $832.16 million. In rupee terms, exports totalled Rs755.17 billion and imports Rs986.44 billion, with the gap down 2.01% to Rs231.27 billion.

The September balance moved in the opposite direction: exports rose 15.35% year on year to $929.87 million, while imports advanced 26.38% to $1.21 billion. That pushed the monthly deficit up 84.34% to $282.76 million compared with September 2025, and it was also 3.73% wider than in August. The PBS converted dollar figures using the State Bank of Pakistan’s monthly floating average rates, including Rs277.593766 per dollar for September 2026.