Breakup of trade data in October: PBS

MG News | November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM GMT+05:00

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November 18, 2025 (MLN): Pakistan's trade deficit in October 2025 narrowed by 2% MoM to $3.28 billion, compared to $3.35bn in September 2025, according to provisional data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

On a yearly basis, the trade gap surged 59.22% from $2.06bn recorded in October 2024.

Despite the monthly improvement, imports rose by 4.84% MoM to $6.13bn in October, up from $5.85bn in September. On a YoY basis, imports climbed 21.65% compared to $5.04bn in October 2024.

Exports posted stronger growth, rising 14.01% MoM to $2.85bn in October from $2.50bn in September. However, compared to October 2024, exports declined by 4.46%, down from $2.98bn.

In rupee terms, exports during October 2025 stood at Rs800.84bn, marking a 13.79% increase over September 2025 but a 3.29% decline over October 2024.

Imports, meanwhile, amounted to Rs1.73tr, showing an increase of 4.69% over September 2025 and 23.33% over the same month last year.

As a result, the balance of trade in October 2025 stood at (-)Rs925.30bn in rupee terms and (-)$3.28bn in dollar terms.

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