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$377BCURRENT US$
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67.8%CURRENT US$
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$3.39TCURRENT US$
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85.2%CURRENT US$
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$1,597CURRENT US$
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43.9%CURRENT US$
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$2,389CURRENT US$
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About

Pakistan-India Trade: In 2022, Pakistan exported $18.1M to India. The main products that Pakistan exported to India were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($17.1M), Tropical Fruits ($233k), and Other Oily Seeds ($227k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to India have decreased at an annualized rate of 47.3%, from $446M in 2017 to $18.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Pakistan did not export any services to India.

India-Pakistan Trade: In 2022, India exported $653M to Pakistan. The main products that India exported to Pakistan were Raw Sugar ($219M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($79.4M), and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($47.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.2%,  from $1.88B in 2017 to $653M in 2022.

In 2022, India did not export any services to Pakistan.

Comparison: In 2022,  Pakistan ranked 84 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.45), and 66 in total exports ($38.6B). That same year, India ranked 40 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.64), and 15 in total exports ($468B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Pakistan exported $18.1M to India. The main products exported from Pakistan to India were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($17.1M), Tropical Fruits ($233k), and Other Oily Seeds ($227k). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to India have decreased at an annualized rate of 47.3%, from $446M in 2017 to $18.1M in 2022.

In 2017, India exported $653M to Pakistan. The main products exported from India to Pakistan were Raw Sugar ($219M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($79.4M), and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($47.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.2%, from $1.88B in 2022 to $653M in 2017.

Exports from Pakistan (Flag) to India (Flag) (2022)

Exports from India (Flag) to Pakistan (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Pakistan (Flag) and India (Flag)

Pakistan Exports

India Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Pakistan
Top Destination
United States$6.47B
India
Top Destination
United States$82.9B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Pakistan than India included Afghanistan ($975M) and Saint Barthélemy ($765).

In 2022, countries that imported more from India than Pakistan included United States ($82.9B), United Arab Emirates ($31.6B), and Netherlands ($17.6B).

Difference in imports from India (Flag) and Pakistan (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - India

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Pakistan had a large net trade with India in the exports of Transportation ($17.1M), Vegetable Products ($808k), and Chemical Products ($156k).

During 2017, India had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Chemical Products ($293M), Foodstuffs ($229M), and Textiles ($44.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Pakistan India+$8.4MPassenger and Cargo Ships
Top Product Potential India Pakistan+$98.9MRefined Petroleum

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 Pakistan and India. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Pakistan indicates it has a comparative advantage over India. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of India indicates it has a comparative advantage over Pakistan.

Product Space of Pakistan (Flag) and India (Flag) (2022)

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