{"id":104569,"date":"2026-01-21T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=104569"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:56:11","slug":"it-sector-exports-reach-usd-2-23-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/it-sector-exports-reach-usd-2-23-billion.html","title":{"rendered":"IT sector growth continues as exports reach USD 2.23 bn in H1 FY26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: Pakistan\u2019s IT sector has maintained steady growth, with exports reaching USD 2.23 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year (July\u2013December 2025), according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). This marks the first time the country\u2019s IT exports have crossed the USD 2 billion mark in a six-month period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The figures represent a 19.5% year-on-year increase, compared to USD 1.86 billion during the same period last year. The sector achieved its highest-ever monthly exports of over USD 437 million in December 2025, surpassing the previous record of USD 386 million in October 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/it-sector-on-track-to-cross-usd-4bn-in-fy26.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IT sector on track to cross USD 4bn in FY26<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts attribute the growth to consistent government policies, incentives, and support programs for IT companies, as well as increased participation of Pakistani IT firms and fintech operators in global trade fairs and conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industry stakeholders believe that continued investment in emerging technologies such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, e-governance, and game development, along with skill development for the youth, could further accelerate export growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on current trends, Pakistan\u2019s IT sector exports are projected to reach around USD 4\u20134.5 billion by the end of FY26, with freelancers expected to contribute approximately USD 0.8\u20131 billion to the total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The growth in IT exports highlights the sector\u2019s increasing role in Pakistan\u2019s economy and its potential to expand the country\u2019s presence in the global digital market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: Pakistan\u2019s IT sector has maintained steady growth, with exports reaching USD 2.23 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year (July\u2013December 2025), according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). This marks the first time the country\u2019s IT exports have crossed the USD 2 billion mark in a six-month period. The figures represent a 19.5% year-on-year increase, compared to USD 1.86 billion during the same period last year. The sector achieved its highest-ever monthly exports of over USD 437 million in December 2025, surpassing the previous record of USD 386 million in October 2025. Read: IT sector on track to cross USD 4bn in FY26 Experts attribute the growth to consistent government policies, incentives, and support programs for IT companies, as well as increased participation of Pakistani IT firms and fintech operators in global trade fairs and conferences. Industry stakeholders believe that continued investment in emerging technologies such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, e-governance, and game development, along with skill development for the youth, could further accelerate export growth. Based on current trends, Pakistan\u2019s IT sector exports are projected to reach around USD 4\u20134.5 billion by the end of FY26, with freelancers expected&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":103683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[61069,60427,63332,13084,19176,70790,63703,70791,61358,64221,7554,70789,32,2631,62649,70788,70792],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104569","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-artificial-intelligence","9":"tag-cybersecurity","10":"tag-digital-economy","11":"tag-e-governance","12":"tag-freelancers","13":"tag-game-development","14":"tag-global-trade","15":"tag-h1-fy26","16":"tag-it-exports","17":"tag-it-industry-growth","18":"tag-it-sector","19":"tag-machine-learning","20":"tag-pakistan","21":"tag-state-bank-of-pakistan","22":"tag-technology-exports","23":"tag-usd-2-23-billion","24":"tag-youth-skills","25":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IT sector exports reach USD 2.23 billion - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Based on current trends, Pakistan\u2019s IT sector exports are projected to reach around USD 4\u20134.5 billion by the end of FY26, with...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/it-sector-exports-reach-usd-2-23-billion.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IT sector exports reach USD 2.23 billion - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Based on current trends, Pakistan\u2019s IT sector exports are projected to reach around USD 4\u20134.5 billion by the end of FY26, with...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/it-sector-exports-reach-usd-2-23-billion.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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