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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.

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.

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

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In 2022, 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 2017 to $507M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $4.5B in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Pakistan () and Saudi Arabia ()

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Pakistan
Top DestinationUnited States$6.47B

Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - Saudi Arabia

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

During 2022, Pakistan had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($159M), Textiles ($150M), and Animal Products ($82.7M).

During 2017, 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).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Pakistan Saudi Arabia+$29.4MRice

Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Pakistan+$259MRefined 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Pakistan () and Saudi Arabia ()

Pakistan Exports

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - Saudi Arabia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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