Report by Engineering Post
Pakistan’s Information Technology (IT) have increased 13 percent to $ 373 million in May 2026 and total cumulative export proceedings during the first eleven months of the fiscal year has reached to $ 4.2 billion.
IT exports during July-May 2025-26 were quite appreciably 21 percent higher than in the corresponding period of the previous financial year.
Despite this annual increase, monthly IT exports have declined 12 % from $ 423 million recorded in April 2026 mainly due to lesser working days because of Eidul Azha holidays.
Net IT exports, calculated after deducting imports from exports, stood at $ 314 million in May 2026, representing an increase of 7% over the corresponding month of the previous year. The latest monthly figure was also higher than the $ 329 million recorded in May 2025.The IT sector’s export performance was reported to have been fluctuated during the past year. Exports had increased to $ 338 million in June 2025 and $ 354 million in July before declining to $ 337 million in August. The IT exports subsequently increased to $ 366 million in September and $ million in October, before falling to $ 356 million in November. Exports then declined to $ 374 million in January and $ 365 million in February before recovering to $ 413 million in March and $ 433 million in April. May 2026 figure of $ 373 million marked a slowdown from the previous two months but maintained double-digit growth compared with the same month last year.
