Pakistan IT Exports Rise By 41 Percent in 2015

According to recently revealed numbers by the Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT), Pakistan IT exports have increased by 41 percent during the last fiscal year. Revenues generated through IT exports have grown to $2.5 billion during the fiscal year 2014-15.

Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) added that Pakistan has been included in UpWork’s ‘World’s Largest Portals for Freelancing IT Work‘ and it is considered one of the top five countries in terms of freelance earnings. Pakistan IT exports are tracked and overseen by PSEB, serving as a barometer of Pakistan’s IT industry and its contribution globally.

PSEB on the Financial Incentives offered to Investors

Established by the IT Ministry, PSEB aims to assist local and foreign clients and investors in Pakistan in the IT sector. PSEB now facilitates over 2,000 IT enterprises including software houses and IT start-ups. PSEB has passed IT Quality Standard Certifications (e.g. ISO-9001, ISO-27001 and Carnegie Mellon’s CMMI) to over 150 IT companies since its inception.

A PSEB spokesperson revealed that international investors can enjoy up to 70 percent reduction in annual operational expenses here compared to markets in Europe or North America. This financial advantage combined with no taxes on IT exports has made the Pakistani market a top destination for businessmen and investors.

According to PSEB, other benefits for foreign investors include a 100 percent return on all profits. Foreign investors can also take advantage of up to 100 percent equity endorsement and a seven-year tax-free period for venture capital funds.

The State of Information Technology Sector in Pakistan in 2015 and Beyond

A PSEB official added that Pakistan has 15 IT parks with IT facilitated infrastructure with 3 more state-of-the-art IT Parks planned in the coming years. Pakistan’s IT companies boast a clientele that comprises of Fortune 500 companies from North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. PSEB also revealed that 25 IT companies from Pakistan have won gold or silver awards at different international competitions and events like the Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA).

He is the Chief Content Officer at ProPakistani. Reach out at aadil.s[at]propakistani.pk


    • I don’t quite understand this number. . .
      To my knowledge world’s richest person is Bill Gates and his net worth is $79.2 billion.

      Means Alibaba can make more money than Bill Gates in just 9 Days???? O.o :o

      I know there must be a lot of things that I don’t know of yet and definetly not sure what these sales per day numbers and net worth means :P

      • alibaba did not make money – alibaba is membership based portal, where memebrs display their products to sell –
        so alibaba facilitated its members to sell – and all members combined made so much sales –

  • tax system on it exports is already on its way- next year tax holiday on IT exports will be finished and IT companies will be made to pay taxes on exports.
    Already local IT companies are paying tax on services ranging from 8 – 10%
    Sindh revenue board has already started issuing notices to several IT companies, to register with sindh sales tax and make sales tax payment on sofrware development to SRB.


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