Pakistan's textile exports near $18bn in FY26

July 16, 2026 (MLN): Pakistan's textile exports grew by 0.26% YoY to $17.93bn in FY26, compared to $17.89bn in FY25,  data issued by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed.

On a yearly basis, textile exports fell 16.71% YoY to $1.27bn in June 2026.

On a monthly basis, the exports declined 22.72% MoM, compared to $1.64bn recorded in May 2026.

In June 2026, Textile Group products remained the major exportable goods for Pakistan as this group accounted for 53.52% of the total exports.

During the review month, key contributing products under the textile head were Knitwear ($364.15m), Readymade Garments ($315.34m), and Bed Wear ($209.68m).

Knitwear exports fell by 19.99%, Readymade Garments exports dropped by 12.43%, and the inflow of foreign currency through Bed Wear decreased by 23.29% .

The food group remained the second most contributing group in total exports. The export value of this group stood at $419.16m, showing a significant growth of 14% YoY compared to $367.69m in June 2025.

Collectively in FY26, the earnings from food group exports decreased by 29.49% YoY to $5.02bn compared to $7.12bn in FY25.

Under the same group, Rice remained the major source of foreign exchange earnings as the export value of the commodity during June 2026 stood at $213.73m marking an increase of 7.89% MoM and 42.67% YoY.

The export of Oil Seeds, Nuts and Kernels stood at $14.75m in June, growing by 77.6% YoY and 41.78% MoM compared to $8.3m in June 2025 and $25.33m in May 2026 respectively.

Going forward, the exports of surgical goods & medical instruments decreased by 17.18% YoY to clock in at $32.04m.

The exports of leather manufacturers also saw a negative trend as they declined by 20.38% YoY to $40.41m in June 2026.

Conversely, sports goods foreign earnings decreased by 28.08% YoY to $26.16m in June 2026.

However, when compared with the figure of $40.28m in May 2026, the export of sports goods has decreased by 35.04% MoM.

Inflow through the chemical and pharmaceutical products decreased by 6.04% YoY to $110.75m in June 2023 compared to $117.86m in SPLY.

During the review period, the country earned $70.13m from exports of petroleum products, increasing by 13.44% YoY.

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