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About

Japan-Pakistan Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $1.66B to Pakistan. The main products that Japan exported to Pakistan were Cars ($351M), Hot-Rolled Iron ($299M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($141M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.2%, from $2.41B in 2017 to $1.66B in 2022.

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

Pakistan-Japan Trade: In 2022, Pakistan exported $326M to Japan. The main products that Pakistan exported to Japan were Refined Petroleum ($47.6M), Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($42.3M), and Knit Sweaters ($18.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 7%,  from $468M in 2017 to $326M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B). 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, Japan exported $1.66B to Pakistan. The main products exported from Japan to Pakistan were Cars ($351M), Hot-Rolled Iron ($299M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($141M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.2%, from $2.41B in 2017 to $1.66B in 2022.

In 2017, Pakistan exported $326M to Japan. The main products exported from Pakistan to Japan were Refined Petroleum ($47.6M), Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($42.3M), and Knit Sweaters ($18.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 7%, from $468M in 2022 to $326M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B
Pakistan
Top Destination
United States$6.47B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Pakistan included China ($135B), United States ($137B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Pakistan than Japan included Afghanistan ($975M), Sri Lanka ($417M), and Madagascar ($153M).

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - Pakistan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Transportation ($626M), Metals ($388M), and Machines ($340M).

During 2017, Pakistan had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Textiles ($161M), Mineral Products ($67.3M), and Animal Products ($22.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Pakistan+$144MCars
Top Product Potential Pakistan Japan+$59.9MRefined 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 Japan and Pakistan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Pakistan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Pakistan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan.

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

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