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

April 16, 2026 (MLN): The U. S. A. remained the top export destination for Pakistan during March, with $477.28 million worth of shipments, down by 10.3% against the exports of $531.95m 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 $252.33m to the country as compared to the exports of $180.62m recorded during the same month of the previous year, depicting a rise of 39.7%.

U. K. was the third on the list as Pakistan generated export revenue worth $180.24m from the country. This figure was down by 0.4% from the exports of $180.97m in the same period last year.

U. A. E. Dubai was the fourth in line as exports to the region during the aforementioned period were $159.37m, depicting a decrease of 15.2% YoY.

Among other countries, Pakistan's exports to the Spain stood at $134.51m, marking a rise of 6.2% YoY, while exports to Germany decreased by 7.5% YoY to $130.88m.

Moreover, the export receipts received from Netherlands (Holland) stood at $123.52m, up by 2.1% YoY.

While on a sequential basis, the total exports to U. S. A. increased by 2.3% MoM. While exports to China increased by 11.9% MoM.

Moreover, receipts received from exports to U. K. depicted an increase of 6.9% MoM.

Meanwhile, cumulatively, in 9MFY26, U. S. A. was the top source of export receipts, worth $4.63bn as against the total exports worth $4.54bn in 9MFY25.

Whereas, total exports to China in 9MFY26 stood at $1.95bn, registering an increase of 3.5%.

Cumulatively, U. K. ranked as the third-largest contributor to the country's export earnings, accounting for exports valued at $1.62bn in 9MFY26, compared to $1.63bn in the same period last year

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