U. S. A. leads as top export destination for Pakistan in April

May 18, 2026 (MLN): The U. S. A. remained the top export destination for Pakistan during April, with $489.75 million worth of shipments, down by 0.8% against the exports of $493.83m in same period last year.

According to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan, this was followed by China, as Pakistan exported goods worth $275.92m to the country as compared to the exports of $191.95m recorded during the same month of the previous year, depicting a rise of 43.7%.

U. K. was the third on the list as Pakistan generated export revenue worth $179.78m from the country. This figure was down by 4.6% from the exports of $188.4m in the same period last year.

Spain was the fourth in line as exports to the region during the aforementioned period were $137.74m, depicting an increase of 3.4% YoY.

Among other countries, Pakistan's exports to the U. A. E. Dubai stood at $133.05m, marking a drop of 17.6% YoY, while exports to Germany decreased by 9.2% YoY to $129.52m.

Moreover, the export receipts received from Netherlands (Holland) stood at $124.11m, down by 16.9% YoY.

While on a sequential basis, the total exports to U. S. A. increased by 2.6% MoM. While exports to China increased by 9.3% MoM.

Moreover, receipts received from exports to U. K. depicted a decline of 0.3% MoM.

Meanwhile, cumulatively, in 10MFY27, U. S. A. was the top source of export receipts, worth $5.12bn as against the total exports worth $5.04bn in 10MFY26.

Whereas, total exports to China in 10MFY27 stood at $2.22bn, registering an increase of 7.2%.

Cumulatively, U. K. ranked as the third-largest contributor to the country's export earnings, accounting for exports valued at $1.8bn in 10MFY27, compared to $1.81bn in the same period last year

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