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Pakistan-China Trade: In 2022, Pakistan exported $2.79B to China. The main products that Pakistan exported to China were Refined Copper ($675M), Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($419M), and Rice ($385M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to China have increased at an annualized rate of 10.7%, from $1.68B in 2017 to $2.79B in 2022.

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

China-Pakistan Trade: In 2022, China exported $21B to Pakistan. The main products that China exported to Pakistan were Refined Petroleum ($2.06B), Broadcasting Equipment ($859M), and Semiconductor Devices ($780M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 3.51%, from $17.7B in 2017 to $21B in 2022.

In 2022, China 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, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

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In 2022, Pakistan exported $2.79B to China. The main products exported from Pakistan to China were Refined Copper ($675M), Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($419M), and Rice ($385M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to China have increased at an annualized rate of 10.7%, from $1.68B in 2017 to $2.79B in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $21B to Pakistan. The main products exported from China to Pakistan were Refined Petroleum ($2.06B), Broadcasting Equipment ($859M), and Semiconductor Devices ($780M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 3.51%, from $17.7B in 2022 to $21B in 2017.

Exports from Pakistan () to China () (2022)

Exports from China () to Pakistan () (2022)

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Trade between Pakistan () and China ()

Pakistan Exports

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China Exports

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Pakistan
Top DestinationUnited States$6.47B

China
Top DestinationUnited States$551B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Pakistan than China included Afghanistan ($975M), Guam ($415k), and Anguilla ($1.42k).

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Pakistan included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

Difference in imports from China () and Pakistan () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - China

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

During 2022, Pakistan had a large net trade with China in the exports of Metals ($932M), Textiles ($590M), and Vegetable Products ($560M).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Machines ($6.15B), Textiles ($3.2B), and Chemical Products ($2.65B).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Pakistan China+$482MRefined Copper

Top Product Potential China Pakistan+$831MRefined 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 China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Pakistan indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Pakistan.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Pakistan () to China () (2022)

Exports from China () to Pakistan () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Pakistan () and China ()

Pakistan Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from China () and Pakistan () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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Product Space of Pakistan () and China () (2022)

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