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79.7%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Pakistan Trade: In 2023, China exported $14.4B to Pakistan. The main products that China exported to Pakistan were Semiconductor Devices ($1.08B), Broadcasting Equipment ($1B), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($570M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.58%, from $15.6B in 2018 to $14.4B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Pakistan.

Pakistan-China Trade: In 2023, Pakistan exported $3.4B to China. The main products that Pakistan exported to China were Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($679M), Refined Copper ($653M), and Raw Copper ($414M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to China have increased at an annualized rate of 8.46%,  from $2.26B in 2018 to $3.4B in 2023.

In 2023, Pakistan did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Pakistan ranked 89 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.55), and 66 in total exports ($35.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $14.4B to Pakistan. The main products exported from China to Pakistan were Semiconductor Devices ($1.08B), Broadcasting Equipment ($1B), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($570M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.58%, from $15.6B in 2018 to $14.4B in 2023.

In 2018, Pakistan exported $3.4B to China. The main products exported from Pakistan to China were Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($679M), Refined Copper ($653M), and Raw Copper ($414M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to China have increased at an annualized rate of 8.46%, from $2.26B in 2023 to $3.4B in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Pakistan (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Pakistan (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Pakistan
Top Destination
United States$5.18B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Pakistan included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Pakistan than China included Afghanistan ($969M), Guam ($591k), and Northern Mariana Islands ($87k).

Difference in imports from Pakistan (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Pakistan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Machines ($4.98B), Textiles ($2.38B), and Chemical Products ($2.07B).

During 2018, Pakistan had a large net trade with China in the exports of Metals ($1.22B), Textiles ($875M), and Mineral Products ($419M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Pakistan+$831MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Pakistan China+$482MRefined Copper

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

Product Space of China (Flag) and Pakistan (Flag) (2023)

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