pakistan trade deficit widened by 33.4%

Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 33.4% year-on-year (YoY) in February 2025, reaching $2.3 billion compared to $1.7 billion in February 2024, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

Exports fell by 5.6% to $2.43 billion, while imports grew by 10% to $4.73 billion.

However, on a monthly basis, the trade deficit declined slightly by 0.3% from January 2025. Over the first eight months of FY25, the deficit rose by 6.3% to $15.78 billion.

Exports increased by 8.2% to $22 billion, while imports rose by 7.4% to $37.8 billion compared to the previous fiscal year.