US Trade With Pakistan Hit $11.5 Billion in 2025: Goods Gap Was $2.3 Billion
USTR estimates US trade with Pakistan at $11.5 billion in 2025, up 14 percent. See goods and services splits, the $2.3 billion gap and what exporters check.
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) estimates that US trade in goods and services with Pakistan totalled $11.5 billion in 2025, up 14.0 percent from 2024. Goods made up $8.5 billion of that. The US sold Pakistan $3.1 billion of goods and bought $5.4 billion from it.
These are US government figures, so they count trade from Washington's side. We read the USTR's Pakistan page on 21 October 2026. Every figure below is a USTR estimate for 2025, compared with 2024.
Total US trade with Pakistan rose by $1.4 billion in 2025
Goods and services trade, exports plus imports, reached an estimated $11.5 billion in 2025. That is $1.4 billion, or 14.0 percent, more than in 2024. Goods trade was $8.5 billion and services trade was $2.9 billion.
The two parts add to $11.4 billion on the printed rounded numbers, so a gap of $0.1 billion is rounding. We quote the USTR totals exactly as given. A trade total counts both directions, so it says how busy the relationship is, not who gained.
US goods exports to Pakistan jumped 48.4 percent
US goods exports to Pakistan were $3.1 billion in 2025, up 48.4 percent, or $1.0 billion, from 2024. US goods imports from Pakistan were $5.4 billion, up 5.9 percent, or $300.5 million. So US sales to Pakistan grew much faster than Pakistani sales to the US.
| US goods trade with Pakistan | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| US exports to Pakistan | $3.1 billion | Up 48.4 percent |
| US imports from Pakistan | $5.4 billion | Up 5.9 percent |
| US goods trade deficit | $2.3 billion | Down 23.9 percent |
The deficit is the US side's gap: it bought $2.3 billion more than it sold. Because US sales rose so fast, that gap shrank by $719 million. Our subtraction, 5.4 minus 3.1, gives the same $2.3 billion.
Services trade favours the United States by $731 million
US services exports to Pakistan were $1.8 billion, up 6.6 percent. US services imports from Pakistan were $1.1 billion, down 1.7 percent. The US therefore ran a services surplus of $731 million, up 22 percent, or $132 million, from 2024.
Services means things like software, travel and business support, but the USTR page does not break them down, so we do not guess a split. If you sell services to a US client, your own invoices are a better guide than this headline number.
What the numbers mean for a Pakistani exporter
The United States buys $5.4 billion of Pakistani goods a year, which makes it a very large customer. A customer that large is also exposed to tariffs. If you export to the US, you need to know the duty on your product, and the guide on the 10 percent US tariff on Pakistani goods lists what to check.
A deficit in the US books does not mean a loss for Pakistan. It means Pakistan sold more to the US than it bought. That is one reason the US looks closely at the trade, and why tariff talks often start from this number.
The jump in US exports also matters at home. Pakistan bought $1.0 billion more US goods in 2025 than in 2024. The USTR page does not say which goods, so we cannot tell you whether it was cotton, machinery or something else.
US and Pakistani figures can differ and both can be correct
The USTR counts what the United States records at its own border. Pakistan's Bureau of Statistics and the State Bank record exports from Pakistan's side, with their own timing, valuation and treatment of services. The two sets rarely match to the last dollar.
One common cause is timing: a shipment leaves Karachi in one month and clears a US port in the next. Another is how services are counted. So when you quote the $5.4 billion figure in a report, say that it is the US estimate for goods imports from Pakistan in 2025, and name the source.
Do not add the goods and services figures to a Pakistani export total without checking. A service sold to a US client may be counted by Pakistan under a different heading, such as IT exports, which we track separately in our report on IT exports in August 2026.
Read the USTR page yourself in four steps
Use the same method each year, so you can compare like with like.
- Open the USTR Pakistan page under Countries and Regions, South and Central Asia.
- Note whether the year is an estimate or final.
- Write down goods, services and the deficit or surplus.
- Compare with Pakistan's own export data before using it in a report.
Common questions
How much did the US trade with Pakistan in 2025?
The USTR estimates total goods and services trade at $11.5 billion, up 14.0 percent from 2024.
How much does the US buy from Pakistan?
US goods imports from Pakistan were $5.4 billion in 2025, and services imports were $1.1 billion.
What is the US goods deficit with Pakistan?
It was $2.3 billion in 2025, down 23.9 percent, or $719 million, from 2024.
Do Pakistan's own figures match?
We did not compare them. Countries count trade differently, so Pakistani export data can differ from US import data.
Is there a tariff on Pakistani goods?
Our separate report covers a 10 percent US tariff action. Check your product code before shipping.
How we verified this
What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.
On 21 October 2026 we read the USTR Pakistan country page. The figures are US estimates for 2025. We could not compare them with Pakistan's own trade data in this check, and we did not verify the current tariff rate on any product.
About the author
Global Affairs & Political Economy Writer
Muhammad Hatim is a book lover who started writing because he enjoys it. At Pakistan Era he writes about international relations, geopolitics and the global economy, with a particular interest in South Asia and the forces behind current events.
