Pakistan imported $1.889 billion worth of mobile phones during FY2025-26, registering a 26.55 percent increase compared to $1.492 billion in the previous fiscal year, according to official data.
In local currency terms, mobile phone imports climbed 27.24 percent to Rs. 530.49 billion, up from Rs. 416.94 billion recorded in FY2024-25.
Monthly Imports Continue to Rise
On a monthly basis, mobile phone imports increased 11.88 percent to $141.56 million in June 2026, compared to $126.53 million in May. Year-on-year, imports during June also rose 2.62 percent from $137.94 million in the same month last year.
The latest growth follows a decline in FY2024-25, when Pakistan imported $1.494 billion worth of mobile phones, down 21.31 percent from $1.898 billion in FY2023-24.
Telecom Imports Also Increase
Overall telecom imports recorded strong growth during the fiscal year, rising 27.97 percent to $2.69 billion, compared to $2.10 billion a year earlier.
Locally Assembled Phones Continue to Dominate
Despite higher imports, locally assembled mobile phones continued to dominate Pakistan’s market. During the first five months of 2026, domestic manufacturing and assembly plants produced 11.17 million mobile phones, significantly higher than the 1.91 million commercially imported devices.
Of the locally assembled handsets:
- 4.92 million were smartphones.
- 6.25 million were 2G feature phones.
In May 2026 alone, local manufacturers assembled 101,005 5G-enabled smartphones.
Smartphones Now Account for Over 72% of Active Devices
According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), 72.3 percent of mobile devices currently active on Pakistani networks are smartphones, while the remaining 27.7 percent are 2G feature phones, reflecting the country’s ongoing transition toward smartphone adoption.
