Pakistan’s technology sector has reached a significant milestone, with the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication announcing that the country’s information and communication technology export remittances have crossed $3.81 billion in the first ten months of fiscal year 2025-26, covering the period from July 2025 to April 2026. Cumulative technology exports during the first ten months of fiscal year 2026 reached $3.81 billion, compared with $3.15 billion in the same period last year, reflecting annual growth of 21 percent, with the information technology sector remaining one of Pakistan’s fastest-growing export industries and a major contributor to services exports. The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication confirmed that Pakistan has already surpassed the entire information technology export figure recorded in fiscal year 2024-25 with two months of the current fiscal year still remaining.
According to the State Bank of Pakistan, the country earned $423 million from information technology and telecom exports in April 2026, a figure that was 2.4 percent higher than the $413 million recorded in March 2026 and marked a sharp 33 percent increase from $317 million in April 2025. The April performance is particularly notable as it reflects continued momentum after a period of fluctuation earlier in the fiscal year, and keeps Pakistan’s monthly technology export receipts above the $400 million threshold that was first crossed in December 2025. The latest data highlights steady demand for Pakistani technology services in global markets and reflects the sector’s growing role in bringing foreign exchange into the country, with cumulative information technology and telecom export remittances reaching $3.811 billion in the first ten months of fiscal year 2025-26, compared to $3.146 billion during the same period of the previous fiscal year.
The broader picture for the sector is one of sustained upward trajectory that has accelerated across each reporting period of the current fiscal year. During July to January of fiscal year 2025-26, Pakistan’s information and communication technology export remittances had already increased by 19.78 percent to $2.61 billion, with information technology services exports reaching $374 million in January 2026 alone, reflecting a 19.5 percent increase compared to the same month the previous year, and making information and communication technology the best-performing segment across all services categories. The trade surplus generated by the sector has also been a consistent feature of its performance throughout the year. Pakistan is now expected to achieve information technology exports worth $4.5 to $4.6 billion for the full fiscal year, according to the Prime Minister’s office, following a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the information technology and telecom sector.
Industry voices have welcomed the numbers but also caution against treating the milestone as a ceiling rather than a foundation. Si Global chief executive Noman Ahmed Said told The Express Tribune that Pakistan’s information technology sector has proven that talent is the country’s strongest export commodity, and called for combining artificial intelligence-focused education, cybersecurity readiness, international academic collaboration, and business digitisation with supportive policies and accessible financing so that Pakistan can emerge as a serious global technology destination rather than just a low-cost outsourcing market. With the government targeting $10 billion in information technology exports by fiscal year 2029 under the Uraan Pakistan vision, the current record figures, while encouraging, represent only a portion of the ambition the country has set for its digital economy over the coming years.
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