Islamabad, June 19, 2025 – Pakistan’s textile exports surged to $16.37 billion during the first eleven months (July–May) of the current fiscal year 2024-25, reflecting a significant growth trend, as per the latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
The figures show that exports of textile goods grew by 7.37% compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year, when the country recorded $15.24 billion in textile exports. The performance of the textile sector remains pivotal, contributing around 55% of Pakistan’s total exports, which stood at $29.56 billion during July to May FY25.
In a breakdown of the textile export performance, knitwear led the category with a robust increase of 14.46%, reaching $4.56 billion, up from $3.98 billion in the same period of FY24. Similarly, exports of readymade garments posted an impressive growth of 16.35%, climbing to $3.77 billion from the previous year’s $3.24 billion.
Another key category, bed wear, saw its exports rise by 10.56% to $2.84 billion during the period under review, compared with $2.57 billion recorded in the same months of the prior fiscal year. These figures highlight consistent demand for Pakistan’s value-added textile products in international markets.
However, not all subsectors recorded growth. The exports of cotton cloth experienced a slight decline of 2.57%, falling to $1.69 billion from $1.73 billion in the comparable period last year, indicating pressures from global price volatility and raw material availability.
On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, textile exports in May 2025 declined by 1.75%, totaling $1.53 billion, as compared to $1.56 billion in May 2024. Despite this slight dip, a strong rebound was recorded on a month-on-month (MoM) basis, with exports increasing by 25.42% compared to April 2025.
The textile industry remains the backbone of Pakistan’s export economy, and continued policy support, coupled with technological upgrades, will be critical to sustaining and accelerating this growth trajectory in global markets.