Pakistan imports from China clocks in at $1.5bn

April 16, 2026 (MLN): Among Pakistan’s top trading partners, China remained the top source of imports for Pakistan during March, followed by U. A. E. Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia.

According to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan, the total imports from China during the period under review went up by 10.3% to $1.54 billion, as compared to $1.39 billion recorded in the corresponding period of last year.

This was followed by U. A. E. Dubai, as Pakistan imported goods worth $437.89m from the country as compared to the imports of $522.16m recorded during the same month of the previous year, depicting a deline of 16.1%.

Saudi Arabia was the third on the list as Pakistan imported products worth $366.08m from the country. This figure was up by 1.8% from the imports of $359.54m in the same period last year.

Indonesia was the fourth in line as imports came from the region during the aforementioned period were $315.46m, depicting an increase of 6.5% YoY.

Among other countries, Pakistan's imports from the U. S. A. stood at $214.01m, marking a drop of 4.2% YoY, while imports from Qatar decreased by 25.6% YoY to $190.7m.

Moreover, the imports from Japan stood at $150.65m, up by 28.9% YoY.

On a monthly basis, the total imports from China increased by 9.1% MoM. Similarly, imports from U. A. E. Dubai dropped by 9.2% MoM.

Moreover, imports from Saudi Arabia depicted an increase of 9.8% MoM.

Meanwhile, cumulatively, in 9MFY26, China remained the top source of imports, recording $14.04bn as against the total imports worth $11.58bn in 9MFY25.

Whereas, total imports from U. A. E. Dubai in 9MFY26 stood at $4.73bn, registering an increase of 1.2%.

Cumulatively, Saudi Arabia ranked as the third-largest contributor to Pakistan's imports, accounting for imports valued at $2.97bn in 9MFY26, compared to the imports worth $2.83bn in the same period last year

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