In the first eight months (July-February) of the fiscal year 2024-25, Pakistan’s mobile phone imports totaled $1 billion, marking a 12.89% decrease from $1.148 billion during the same timeframe last year. When converted to rupees, these imports amounted to Rs278.366 billion, which is a 14.80% drop from Rs326.732 billion recorded in the corresponding period of FY24.
In FY24, the country imported mobile phones worth $1.898 billion, a significant rise from $570.071 million in FY23. However, the downward trend persisted into FY25, with a 1.21% Month-on-Month (MoM) decline in February 2025, as imports fell to $132.620 million from $134.243 million in January 2025. Year-on-year (YoY), mobile phone imports decreased by 17.57% compared to $160.890 million in February 2024.
Overall telecom imports for July-February FY25 reached $1.365 billion, reflecting a 4.76% decline from $1.434 billion in the same period last year. In February 2025, telecom imports also saw a 9.66% MoM decrease, dropping to $175.084 million from $193.815 million in January 2025. On a YoY basis, telecom imports fell by 8.43% compared to $191.202 million in February 2024, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
This decline in imports indicates a shift in market dynamics, which may be influenced by policy changes, economic conditions, or trends in local manufacturing.
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