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About

Pakistan-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2022, Pakistan exported $417M to Sri Lanka. The main products that Pakistan exported to Sri Lanka were Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($66M), Potatoes ($64.9M), and Cement ($46.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 1.35%, from $390M in 2017 to $417M in 2022.

In 2022, Pakistan did not export any services to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka-Pakistan Trade: In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $96.2M to Pakistan. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Pakistan were Other Vegetable Products ($21.5M), Rubber ($9.18M), and Scrap Vessels ($8.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.11%,  from $113M in 2017 to $96.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Sri Lanka 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, Sri Lanka ranked 82 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.35), and 89 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Pakistan exported $417M to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from Pakistan to Sri Lanka were Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($66M), Potatoes ($64.9M), and Cement ($46.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 1.35%, from $390M in 2017 to $417M in 2022.

In 2017, Sri Lanka exported $96.2M to Pakistan. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Pakistan were Other Vegetable Products ($21.5M), Rubber ($9.18M), and Scrap Vessels ($8.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.11%, from $113M in 2022 to $96.2M in 2017.

Exports from Pakistan (Flag) to Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Sri Lanka (Flag) to Pakistan (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Pakistan (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag)

Pakistan Exports

Sri Lanka Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Pakistan
Top Destination
United States$6.47B
Sri Lanka
Top Destination
United States$3.52B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Pakistan than Sri Lanka included United States ($6.47B), China ($2.79B), and United Arab Emirates ($2.58B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Pakistan included India ($1.12B), Israel ($176M), and Hong Kong ($199M).

Difference in imports from Sri Lanka (Flag) and Pakistan (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - Sri Lanka

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Pakistan had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Textiles ($195M), Vegetable Products ($98.6M), and Mineral Products ($46.8M).

During 2017, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Vegetable Products ($32.6M), Plastics and Rubbers ($13.1M), and Machines ($10.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Pakistan Sri Lanka+$5.78MRice
Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Pakistan+$1.26MRubber Tires

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

Product Space of Pakistan (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

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