Pakistan’s information technology and IT-enabled services exports rose 18% year-on-year to $417 million in July 2026, giving the country’s digital sector a strong start to the new fiscal year.
The latest figures show that technology services remained Pakistan’s largest services export category. IT and digital services generated about 45% of the country’s total services export earnings during July.
The $417 million figure compares with around $354 million in July 2025. Pakistan Software Export Board data put the annual increase at 17.8%.
The category covers telecommunications, computer and information services. It also captures earnings generated through software services, IT-enabled businesses and parts of Pakistan’s expanding freelance economy.
Total services exports reach $927 million
Pakistan’s overall services exports climbed to $927 million in July, up about 27% from $728 million in the same month last year.
On a monthly basis, however, services exports slipped from $942 million in June, a decline of roughly 2%.
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Despite the strong export performance, Pakistan continued to run a deficit in services trade. Services imports reached about $1.16 billion in July, leaving a deficit of approximately $228 million.
The wider balance of payments also showed pressure from imports. Pakistan recorded a current account deficit of $328 million in July, although stronger remittances helped offset much of the trade and income gap.
Travel and business services record strong growth
Several other services categories also posted sharp increases during the month.
Other business services climbed 46% year-on-year to $218 million. Travel exports recorded one of the strongest increases, jumping 138% to $112 million.
Transport services rose 17% to $75 million, while government goods and services exports increased 5% to $68 million.
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The broader “other services” category moved in the opposite direction. Its exports declined 24% year-on-year to around $37 million.
Technology nevertheless remained far ahead of the other major categories, reflecting a longer-term shift in Pakistan’s export structure.
IT sector carries momentum into new fiscal year
Pakistan’s IT sector entered FY2026-27 after a strong previous year. Technology and digital services exports reached about $4.6 billion in FY2025-26, compared with $3.81 billion a year earlier.
Total services exports crossed $10 billion during FY2025-26, with technology contributing nearly 46% of the total.
The Pakistan Economic Survey had already highlighted IT as the main driver of services export growth during the first nine months of FY2025-26. IT services accounted for 46.1% of services exports during that period.
The latest July figures suggest that momentum has continued into the new fiscal year. With $417 million earned in a single month, technology remains one of Pakistan’s most important sources of services export revenue and foreign exchange.
