Pakistan's FY26 import bill climbs 8.15%

July 16, 2026 (MLN): Pakistan's imports during fiscal year 2025-26 (July-June) rose 8.15% in dollar terms to $69.76bn, compared to $64.51bn in the corresponding period of FY2024-25, according to the latest data issued by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

In rupee terms, the increase stood at 8.72%, with the import bill climbing to Rs19.59tr from Rs18.02tr a year earlier.

The annual uptick shows sustained growth in import demand across transport, petroleum, agricultural and metal-related commodity groups over the twelve-month period, even as textile imports registered a decline.

For the month of June 2026 alone, imports stood at $6.93bn (Rs1.932tr), up 27.09% in dollar terms (26.24% in rupee terms) from $5.45bn (Rs1.531tr) in May 2026, and higher by 29.35% (27.41% in rupees) against $5.36bn (Rs1.516tr) recorded in June 2025.

Among major commodity groups in June, the petroleum group posted the largest inflow at $1.91bn (Rs532.29bn), up 32.98% MoM and 45.55% YoY.

The machinery group followed at $1.03bn (Rs287.39bn), rising 9.86% MoM but slipping 3.29% YoY. Agricultural and other chemicals imports reached $988.25m (Rs275.47bn), up 31.88% MoM and 32.44% YoY.

The textile group climbed to $647.44m (Rs180.47bn), gaining 37.11% over May though remaining just 3.7% higher YoY after a soft May base. The food group eased to $646.93m (Rs180.33bn), down 1.24% MoM but up 21.72% YoY.

The metal group rose sharply to $612.47m (Rs170.73bn), up 42.29% MoM and 78.82% YoY, while the transport group posted the steepest annual jump, climbing to $481.02m (Rs134.08bn), up 45.31% MoM and 57.4% YoY.

The miscellaneous group closed the month at $105.92m (Rs29.52bn), up 28.01% MoM and 52.02% YoY.

On a cumulative FY2025-26 basis, the transport group recorded the sharpest annual growth, more than doubling to $4.06bn (Rs1.14tr) against $2.44bn in FY2024-25, a 66.36% jump.

The petroleum group remained the largest overall contributor at $16.86bn (Rs4.73tr), up 5.76% YoY.

The textile group was the only major category to post a decline, falling 12.16% YoY to $6.46bn (Rs1.82tr), while the metal group rose 12.07% YoY to $6.31bn (Rs1.77tr) and the food group gained 11.66% YoY to $9.15bn (Rs2.57tr).

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