Islamabad, January 17, 2026 — Pakistan’s textile exports fell 8.56% year-on-year (YoY) in December 2025, according to the latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The country earned $1.35 billion from textile exports last month, down from $1.48 billion in December 2024. On a month-on-month (MoM) basis, exports also declined by 5.11% compared to $1.42 billion in November 2025.
Despite the monthly and annual decline, textile exports for the first half of fiscal year 2025-26 (July–December) showed a marginal growth of 0.90%, totaling $9.166 billion, up from $9.084 billion in the same period last year.
The sector recorded mixed performance across different commodities. Positive growth was led by knitwear, rising 4.09% to $2.671 billion, and raw cotton, surging 323% to $2.606 million. Other gains were seen in bedwear (+1.94%), tents and tarpaulin (+7.37%), ready-made garments (+4.89%), made-up articles (+0.54%), and other textile materials (+3.53%).
However, several key categories faced declines, including cotton yarn (-3.22%), cotton cloth (-14.26%), non-cotton yarn (-3.45%), towels (-3.17%), and art, silk, and synthetic textiles (-4.65%).
Analysts said the decline in exports reflects both global demand fluctuations and challenges in competitiveness, despite pockets of growth in high-value textile products. The overall sector outlook for Pakistan remains cautiously optimistic, with hopes that strategic policy interventions and rising demand for value-added textiles could stabilize future exports.