Pakistan's technology exports are growing, but not yet fast enough to meet the government's goal. According to data shared by Topline Securities, IT exports rose by 17% year on year to $394m in August 2026. That brought the total for the first two months of FY2026-27 to $811m. However, the government's Uraan Pakistan plan aims for $10bn of IT exports by FY2029, which Topline says would require annual growth of 28.4%.

Exports over the past 12 months reached $4.7bn, up 21% from $3.9bn a year earlier. That growth rate is well below the level needed to meet the target, so the sector would need to accelerate considerably.

August's figure was 6% lower than July's $417m. Topline attributes the decline mainly to fewer working days in August.

Net IT exports, meaning exports minus IT imports, were $336m in August, 10% higher than a year earlier. Because net exports grew more slowly than gross exports, IT imports must have increased faster than exports during the month.

Monthly exports have fluctuated over the past year but generally increased. They were $337m in August 2025, then rose to $366m in September and $386m in October. After falling to $356m in November, they reached $437m in December, the highest monthly figure in the 13 months of data.

The figures remained uneven in 2026. Exports were $374m in January and $365m in February, before rising to $413m in March and $423m in April. They fell to $373m in May, recovered to $416m in June and $417m in July, then declined to $394m in August.

Pakistan's IT sector continues to grow steadily, adding about a fifth to its earnings each year. However, reaching $10bn by FY2029 would require growth of nearly 30% a year, which the sector has not yet achieved.