Pakistan Mobile Phone Imports Rise 109% in FY26 Start

Pakistan has recorded a sharp increase in mobile phone imports, reaching $300.509 million in July-August 2025, compared to $143.703 million in the same period last year, marking a growth of over 109 percent. In rupee terms, imports stood at Rs 85.245 billion, showing a 112.71 percent rise.

According to official data, the trend also showed a monthly rise, with imports climbing to $155.164 million in August 2025, up 6.41 percent from July. Year-on-year, August imports grew nearly 96 percent compared to $79.290 million in August 2024.

Interestingly, despite this recent surge, Pakistan’s overall mobile imports in FY2024-25 dropped by 21.31 percent, totaling $1.494 billion compared to $1.898 billion in FY2023-24. In rupee value, FY2024-25 imports stood at Rs 417.351 billion, down 22.09 percent. Overall telecom imports also fell 11.30 percent in the same fiscal year.

On the local manufacturing front, 17.83 million mobile phones were assembled in Pakistan between January-July 2025, compared to only 1.03 million imported commercially during the same period. July alone saw 3.59 million locally manufactured units versus just 0.17 million imported. Out of the total, 9.36 million were 2G phones and 8 million smartphones, reflecting the strong role of domestic production. PTA data further shows that 68 percent of mobile devices in use are smartphones, while 32 percent are 2G.

This steady rise in imports alongside a growing local assembly industry highlights both increasing demand for advanced devices and Pakistan’s gradual shift towards strengthening its domestic mobile manufacturing base.

Pakistan Mobile Imports Data (July–August 2025)