Pakistan\'s IT sector exports $4.5bn in FY26 amid Asia-Pacific push

Pakistan's IT exports rose to approximately $4.5bn in FY2025-26, up from $3.475bn in the corresponding period last year, as the country's digital export economy entered a more mature and strategically diversified phase. Data compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) shows the sector maintained uninterrupted growth through the year. Beyond traditional software development services, high-growth segments including Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and gaming are scaling rapidly on the global stage, backed by the country's young, cost-competitive and highly skilled workforce serving international clients. Pakistani small and medium businesses (SMBs) are also moving beyond their traditional reliance on US and European markets, actively expanding into key Asia-Pacific (APAC) hubs such as Japan and Singapore, a shift that is yielding strong results, according to a press release issued.