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Pakistan-Germany Trade: In 2022, Pakistan exported $2.8B to Germany. The main products that Pakistan exported to Germany were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($428M), House Linens ($398M), and Knit Sweaters ($249M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 8.47%, from $1.86B in 2017 to $2.8B in 2022.

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

Germany-Pakistan Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $1.22B to Pakistan. The main products that Germany exported to Pakistan were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($46.4M), Medical Instruments ($45.2M), and Packaged Medicaments ($42M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.56%, from $1.39B in 2017 to $1.22B in 2022.

In 2022, Germany 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, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Pakistan exported $2.8B to Germany. The main products exported from Pakistan to Germany were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($428M), House Linens ($398M), and Knit Sweaters ($249M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 8.47%, from $1.86B in 2017 to $2.8B in 2022.

In 2017, Germany exported $1.22B to Pakistan. The main products exported from Germany to Pakistan were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($46.4M), Medical Instruments ($45.2M), and Packaged Medicaments ($42M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.56%, from $1.39B in 2022 to $1.22B in 2017.

Exports from Pakistan () to Germany () (2022)

Exports from Germany () to Pakistan () (2022)

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Trade between Pakistan () and Germany ()

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Pakistan
Top DestinationUnited States$6.47B

Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Pakistan included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and Netherlands ($109B).

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

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - Germany

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

During 2022, Pakistan had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Textiles ($2.26B), Animal Hides ($158M), and Footwear and Headwear ($73.5M).

During 2017, Germany had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Machines ($425M), Chemical Products ($305M), and Metals ($104M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Pakistan Germany+$114MKnit Sweaters

Top Product Potential Germany Pakistan+$52.3MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Pakistan () to Germany () (2022)

Exports from Germany () to Pakistan () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Pakistan () and Germany ()

Pakistan Exports

Germany Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - Germany

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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