Pakistan’s mobile phone industry is shifting toward local manufacturing, with imports declining in both quantity and value. In the first five months of 2025, domestic plants produced 12.05 million mobile phones, while only 0.76 million units were imported. These locally made phones included 6.53 million 2G models and 5.52 million smartphones.
Last year, the trend was similar. In 2024, 31.38 million phones were built or assembled locally, compared to just 1.71 million imported in the same period.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority reports that 67% of mobile devices on Pakistani networks are smartphones, while 33% are 2G feature phones.
Shipments of mobile phones into the country during the first eleven months of 2024–25 totaled $1.356 billion. This is a 16.31% decrease from $1.620 billion in the previous year. In local currency, the value fell 17.44%, from Rs 458.124 billion to Rs 378.248 billion.
In 2023–24, total mobile phone imports reached $1.898 billion—a sharp rise from $570.071 million in 2022–23. This shows domestic import activity rebounded after COVID-19 restrictions, but recent months point to a slowdown.
In May 2025, mobile imports dropped to $101.131 million. That’s a 19.16% decrease from April’s $125.103 million. Compared to May 2024, imports are down 35.83% year on year. This suggests a growing focus on local manufacturing and possibly less demand.
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