Pakistan’s trade deficit tops $4bn in April 2026

Pakistan’s trade deficit crossed $4 billion in April 2026, the highest in 46 months, amid an increase in imports, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on Tuesday. The country’s trade deficit stood at $4. 07 billion in April, up nearly 4% against $3. 92 billion recorded in the same period the previous year. Pakistan’s exports clocked in at $2. 48 billion in April 2026, registering an increase of 14% as compared to $2. 17 billion in April 2025. Pakistan’s trade deficit rises 23% to $28bn in July-March On the other hand, imports stood at $6. 55 billion in April 2026, up 7. 5% against $6. 1 billion recorded in the same period the previous year. On a monthly basis, Pakistan’s trade deficit jumped 43. 5% against $2. 84 billion recorded in March 2026. The significant increase came on the back of an over 28% increase in imports on a monthly basis, while exports grew by just 9. 5%. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s trade deficit significantly increased by 20. 3% to $31. 98 billion in the first ten months of the current fiscal year (10MFY26), as compared to a deficit of $26. 59 billion in July-April of the previous fiscal year (10MFY25). The trade deficit expanded year-on-year (YoY) in the said period, driven by higher imports and a decrease in exports. Exports in 10MFY26 stood at $25. 21 billion, down over 6% against $26. 89 billion recorded in the same period of FY25. Imports were recorded at $57. 19 billion, up 7% against $53. 48 billion in the same period last year.

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