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Nepal-Pakistan Trade: In 2022, Nepal exported $2.7M to Pakistan. The main products that Nepal exported to Pakistan were Perfume Plants ($1.17M), Nutmeg, mace and cardamons ($747k), and Vegetable Tanning Extracts ($155k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nepal to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 5.11%, from $2.1M in 2017 to $2.7M in 2022.

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

Pakistan-Nepal Trade: In 2022, Pakistan exported $4.05M to Nepal. The main products that Pakistan exported to Nepal were Medical Instruments ($1.28M), Perfume Plants ($877k), and Float Glass ($503k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Nepal have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.3%,  from $11.8M in 2017 to $4.05M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Nepal ranked 153 in total exports ($1.43B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. 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, Nepal exported $2.7M to Pakistan. The main products exported from Nepal to Pakistan were Perfume Plants ($1.17M), Nutmeg, mace and cardamons ($747k), and Vegetable Tanning Extracts ($155k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nepal to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 5.11%, from $2.1M in 2017 to $2.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Pakistan exported $4.05M to Nepal. The main products exported from Pakistan to Nepal were Medical Instruments ($1.28M), Perfume Plants ($877k), and Float Glass ($503k). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Nepal have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.3%, from $11.8M in 2022 to $4.05M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Nepal (Flag) and Pakistan (Flag)

Pakistan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Nepal
Top Destination
India$956M
Pakistan
Top Destination
United States$6.47B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nepal than Pakistan included India ($956M), Central African Republic ($8.88M), and Bhutan ($3.99M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Pakistan than Nepal included United States ($6.47B), China ($2.79B), and Germany ($2.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Nepal - Pakistan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Nepal had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Vegetable Products ($2.09M), Instruments ($295k), and Chemical Products ($198k).

During 2017, Pakistan had a large net trade with Nepal in the exports of Instruments ($1.3M), Vegetable Products ($1.13M), and Stone And Glass ($729k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Nepal Pakistan+$569kNutmeg, mace and cardamons
Top Product Potential Pakistan Nepal+$1.33MMedical Instruments

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

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

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