ISLAMABAD (MNN); Pakistan’s trade deficit widened sharply by nearly 33% to $2.86 billion in November 2025 compared to $2.15 billion in the same month last year, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Tuesday.
The rise in the deficit was driven by a decline in exports and an increase in imports. Exports in November 2025 dropped 15.4% year-on-year to $2.39 billion from $2.83 billion in November 2024, while imports increased by more than 5% to $5.25 billion from $4.98 billion in the same period last year.
On a month-on-month basis, the trade deficit fell by nearly 12% compared to $3.24 billion in October 2025, due to a slight decline in both imports and exports.
During the first five months of the fiscal year 2025-26, Pakistan’s trade deficit expanded by over 37% to $15.47 billion from $11.28 billion in the same period last year. Exports decreased by more than 6% to $12.84 billion, while imports rose 13% to $28.3 billion.
Earlier, the current account deficit had also surged sharply by 256% in the first four months of FY26, reaching $733 million between July and October compared with $206 million in the same period last year, reflecting a widening of $527 million.
