Pakistan's imports of agricultural machinery and implements rose by more than 23 percent during the first ten months of the current fiscal year, reflecting increased investment in farm equipment even as overall machinery imports posted more moderate growth.

According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), agricultural machinery and implements worth US$114.569 million were imported during July-April FY2025-26, compared with US$93.009 million during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. The increase represents a 23.18 percent year-on-year rise, making agricultural machinery one of the faster-growing components of Pakistan's machinery imports during the period under review.

Overall imports of the machinery group also recorded growth, increasing by 8.16 percent to US$8.951 billion during the first ten months of the fiscal year, compared with US$8.275 billion in the same period a year earlier.

The latest figures also showed a sharp acceleration in agricultural machinery imports during April 2026. On a year-on-year basis, imports of agricultural machinery and implements surged by 79.95 percent, reaching US$12.276 million, compared with US$6.822 million imported in April 2025.

The strong performance of agricultural machinery contrasted with the broader machinery import trend during the month. Total machinery imports declined by 5.12 percent in April 2026, falling to US$1.083 billion from US$1.142 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year. The PBS data indicate that while overall machinery imports moderated in April, purchases of agricultural machinery continued to expand significantly, contributing to higher imports of farm equipment during the first ten months of FY2025-26.