- Short answer
- As of November 2026, PayPal's country list doesn't include Pakistan and Shopify's Pakistan gateway filter shows no PayPal.
- Express Checkout account
- Shopify creates one on your sign-in email; activation still checks your PayPal account's country
- Launch news
- No Pakistan launch in PayPal's newsroom search as of November 10, 2026
- Xoom
- Sends money to people in Pakistan; it doesn't take store payments
- Instead
- A provider Shopify lists for Pakistan; a gateway missing from your region's list might not be supported
Does PayPal list Pakistan as a country it serves?
PayPal's own lists leave Pakistan out, though no PayPal page we read on November 10, 2026 says outright that it is supported or excluded:
- PayPal's country list covers about 200 countries and regions, and Pakistan isn't one of them.
- The REST API country codes skip PK between Oman and Palau.
- The US user agreement is for businesses organized, operating or resident in the US or its territories, and bars access “from a country that is not included on PayPal’s permitted countries list”.
PayPal's Xoom does reach Pakistan, but it delivers money people send there, not payments a store takes. A newsroom search for “pakistan” on November 10, 2026 shows a January 2023 Xoom release as its newest result, and no launch.
What does Shopify's PayPal connection require?
Shopify generates a PayPal Express Checkout account on your sign-in email when you create the store, but refunds and manual capture need its setup completed. Shopify requires a PayPal professional business account, yet says Express can start accepting payments before you register with PayPal; activation still checks the country:
To activate Paypal, your store's country must match the one specified in your PayPal account settings.
Our reading: a Pakistan store would need a PayPal account set to Pakistan. The PayPal guide covers what your PayPal account needs before you connect.
What can a Pakistan store accept instead?
As of November 2026, Shopify's payment gateways filter shows other providers for Pakistan and no PayPal row, and Shopify says a gateway missing from your region's list might not be supported. Start from the providers Shopify lists for Pakistan, though a provider's listing doesn't guarantee it's accessible in your store's admin.
Until PayPal's country list shows Pakistan, don't promise buyers PayPal at checkout, and recheck that list whenever you review your payment setup.
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