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About

Saudi Arabia-Pakistan Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $4.5B to Pakistan. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Pakistan were Crude Petroleum ($2.77B), Ethylene Polymers ($358M), and Propylene Polymers ($312M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $2.64B in 2017 to $4.5B in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Pakistan.

Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Pakistan exported $507M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Pakistan exported to Saudi Arabia were Rice ($107M), Bovine Meat ($44.5M), and Spices ($29.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.83%,  from $401M in 2017 to $507M in 2022.

In 2022, Pakistan did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). That same year, Pakistan ranked 84 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.45), and 66 in total exports ($38.6B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $4.5B to Pakistan. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan were Crude Petroleum ($2.77B), Ethylene Polymers ($358M), and Propylene Polymers ($312M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $2.64B in 2017 to $4.5B in 2022.

In 2017, Pakistan exported $507M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia were Rice ($107M), Bovine Meat ($44.5M), and Spices ($29.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.83%, from $401M in 2022 to $507M in 2017.

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Pakistan (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Pakistan (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Pakistan (Flag)

Saudi Arabia Exports

Pakistan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B
Pakistan
Top Destination
United States$6.47B

This map shows whether countries import more from Saudi Arabia or Pakistan. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Saudi Arabia and Pakistan or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Pakistan included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Pakistan than Saudi Arabia included Afghanistan ($975M), Bangladesh ($839M), and Denmark ($364M).

Difference in imports from Pakistan (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Pakistan

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan by product, considering products traded by both, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

During 2022, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.95B), Chemical Products ($733M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($704M).

During 2017, Pakistan had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($159M), Textiles ($150M), and Animal Products ($82.7M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Pakistan+$259MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Pakistan Saudi Arabia+$29.4MRice

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Pakistan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Pakistan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia.

Product Space of Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Pakistan (Flag) (2022)

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