Islamabad — Pakistan’s local mobile phone manufacturing and assembly plants produced 30.21 million handsets during the 2025 calendar year, compared to just 2.37 million commercially imported units, according to official data.
In December alone, 2.61 million devices were manufactured or assembled locally, while only 0.33 million units were imported. Of the total locally produced handsets in 2025, 15.64 million were smartphones and 14.57 million were 2G feature phones.
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority data shows that smartphones now account for 71 percent of all mobile devices on local networks, with 2G phones making up the remaining 29 percent.
Despite the surge in domestic production, imports remain significant. Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $801.14 million during the first five months of fiscal year 2025–26 (July–November), up from $570.18 million in the same period last year, marking a growth of over 40 percent. In rupee terms, imports rose to Rs226.13 billion from Rs158.52 billion, reflecting a 42.65 percent increase.
On a month-on-month basis, mobile phone imports grew by 8.3 percent in November 2025 to $156.57 million, compared to $144.56 million in October. Year-on-year, however, November imports declined by 4.81 percent compared to November 2024.
During fiscal year 2024–25, Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $1.49 billion, down 21.31 percent from $1.89 billion in the previous year. In rupee terms, imports stood at Rs417.35 billion, representing a 22.09 percent decline from Rs535.69 billion in FY2023–24.
Overall telecom imports into Pakistan totalled $2.09 billion in FY2024–25, reflecting an 11.30 percent decrease compared to the previous year.
