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Pakistan-Germany Trade: In 2023, Pakistan exported $2.43B to Germany. The main products that Pakistan exported to Germany were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($419M), House Linens ($335M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($175M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 3.59%, from $2.04B in 2018 to $2.43B in 2023.

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

Germany-Pakistan Trade: In 2023, Germany exported $959M to Pakistan. The main products that Germany exported to Pakistan were Rubberworking Machinery ($100M), Packaged Medicaments ($40.8M), and Scrap Iron ($35.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.3%, from $1.61B in 2018 to $959M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Pakistan ranked 89 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.55), and 66 in total exports ($35.8B). That same year, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.79), and 3 in total exports ($1.57T).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Pakistan exported $2.43B to Germany. The main products exported from Pakistan to Germany were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($419M), House Linens ($335M), and Non-Knit Women's Suits ($175M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 3.59%, from $2.04B in 2018 to $2.43B in 2023.

In 2018, Germany exported $959M to Pakistan. The main products exported from Germany to Pakistan were Rubberworking Machinery ($100M), Packaged Medicaments ($40.8M), and Scrap Iron ($35.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.3%, from $1.61B in 2023 to $959M in 2018.

Exports from Pakistan () to Germany () (2023)

Exports from Germany () to Pakistan () (2023)

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Trade between Pakistan () and Germany ()

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Pakistan
Top DestinationUnited States$5.18B

Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$157B

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 2023, countries that imported more from Pakistan than Germany included Afghanistan ($969M), Madagascar ($144M), and Sri Lanka ($322M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Germany than Pakistan included United States ($157B), France ($118B), and Netherlands ($108B).

Difference in imports from Germany () and Pakistan () (2023)

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 2023, Pakistan had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Textiles ($1.9B), Animal Hides ($132M), and Miscellaneous ($71.5M).

During 2018, Germany had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Machines ($368M), Chemical Products ($205M), and Metals ($98.4M).

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 () (2023)

Exports from Germany () to Pakistan () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Pakistan () and Germany ()

Pakistan Exports

Germany Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Germany () and Pakistan () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - Germany

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Pakistan () and Germany () (2023)

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