Pakistan’s mobile phone manufacturing sector is regaining momentum. The local assembly industry recorded an 8 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY) increase in output during November 2025. This data comes from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and was compiled by Topline Securities.
Local manufacturers successfully produced 2.49 million units in November. This marks a solid rise from the 2.31 million units produced during the same period last year. Consequently, production levels are normalising after previous slowdowns and inventory buildups.
Smartphones Dominate the Assembly Lines
The industry has churned out impressive numbers throughout the year. From January to November 2025, the cumulative local production hit 27.6 million units. Significantly, smartphones comprised the majority of this output.
Manufacturers assembled 14.51 million smartphones, accounting for 53 per cent of the total production. Meanwhile, 2G feature phones made up the remaining 47 per cent with 13.09 million units.
However, local manufacturing’s grip on total demand slipped slightly. It accounted for 93 per cent of Pakistan’s mobile phone demand in 2025, down from 95 per cent the previous year. This decline is largely attributed to a change in the import mix. Specifically, imports surged following the highly anticipated launch of the Apple iPhone 17.
Top Brands Leading Pakistan’s Mobile Manufacturing Market
Competition remains fierce among local assemblers. For the first 11 months of 2025, Infinix took the top spot, producing 3.47 million units.
The other top performers included:
- VGO Tel: 3.07 million units
- Vivo: 2.57 million units
- Itel: 2.2 million units
- Tecno: 1.73 million units
- Samsung: 1.57 million units
Xiaomi, Q Mobile, Realme, and G’Five also secured their places in the top ten lists, contributing millions of units to the local ecosystem.
What Lies Ahead?
The future looks promising for the tech hardware sector. Topline Securities forecasts that phone sales will grow by another 7-8 per cent YoY over the next 12 months.
Several key economic factors support this positive outlook. A stable PKR, easing inflation, and improving consumer purchasing power are expected to drive this growth forward.
