Local manufacturers and assemblers produced 2.42 million mobile phones in September, while domestic production met 96% of the country’s demand.

Karachi, November 3, 2026: Local mobile phone manufacturing and assembly in Pakistan declined by 20% year-on-year (YoY) in September 2026, despite recording a strong monthly recovery, according to the latest data released by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).

Local mobile phone companies manufactured and assembled 2.42 million units in September 2026, compared with the corresponding period last year. However, production increased by 46% month-on-month (MoM), indicating an improvement over August.

Cumulatively, domestic mobile phone manufacturing and assembly declined by 7% YoY during the first nine months of 2026 (9M2026). Local companies produced 21.08 million units during January-September 2026, compared with 22.78 million units in the same period of 2025.

Meanwhile, mobile phone imports declined by 48% YoY in September but increased by 38% MoM to 110,000 units.

Local manufacturing and assembly met 96% of Pakistan’s mobile phone demand in September 2026, compared with 95% in August. For the January-September period, domestic production accounted for 88% of total demand.

Top mobile phone brands in Pakistan

VGO Tel led the locally assembled mobile phone market during 9M2026, with production of 2.50 million units.

Infinix followed with 1.96 million units, while Itel recorded 1.59 million units. Other leading brands included Tecno (1.16 million), Samsung (1.04 million), Vivo (990,000) and Nokia (970,000).

Club Mobile assembled 720,000 units, followed by X Mobile with 710,000 units and Q Mobile with 640,000 units.

The figures highlight the significant contribution of domestic manufacturing and assembly to meeting Pakistan’s mobile phone demand, despite the overall decline in production during the first nine months of 2026.