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Pakistan’s IT exports climb to $2.61 billion first seven months

Pakistan’s ICT sector grows strongly, earning $2.61 billion in seven months, boosting jobs, freelancers, and foreign exchange earnings.

By Fahad Last updated Feb 18, 2026

Pakistan IT Sector – (Web Desk) – Pakistan’s ICT export earnings grew by 19.78% year-on-year, reaching $2.61 billion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year ending June 2026. This marks a rise from $2.18 billion during the same period last year, the Ministry of Information Technology reported on Wednesday.

The ministry highlighted that Pakistan’s IT and IT-enabled services sector has become one of the fastest-growing sources of foreign revenue. The sector now generates over $3 billion annually and provides employment to around one million freelancers, in addition to formal software companies.

Monthly exports also expanded, with ICT services exports reaching $374 million in January 2026, up 19.5 percent from $313 million a year earlier.

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The ministry said ICT remained the country’s highest-earning services sector, well ahead of “other business services,” which generated $1.21 billion over the same July-January period.

Pakistan has increasingly relied on technology exports, including software development, outsourcing and freelance services, to generate foreign exchange as the economy adjusts under structural reforms and tight import controls following a balance-of-payments crisis.

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Officials say continued growth will depend on easing payment bottlenecks, improving digital infrastructure and expanding higher-value technology services beyond traditional