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Pakistan-Australia Trade: In 2023, Pakistan exported $305M to Australia. The main products that Pakistan exported to Australia were House Linens ($104M), Rice ($16.8M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($14.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.72%, from $254M in 2018 to $305M in 2023.

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

Australia-Pakistan Trade: In 2023, Australia exported $915M to Pakistan. The main products that Australia exported to Pakistan were Rapeseed ($463M), Dried Legumes ($315M), and Raw Cotton ($32.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 15.1%, from $393M in 2018 to $915M in 2023.

In 2023, Australia 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, Australia ranked 75 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.28), and 20 in total exports ($374B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Pakistan exported $305M to Australia. The main products exported from Pakistan to Australia were House Linens ($104M), Rice ($16.8M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($14.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.72%, from $254M in 2018 to $305M in 2023.

In 2018, Australia exported $915M to Pakistan. The main products exported from Australia to Pakistan were Rapeseed ($463M), Dried Legumes ($315M), and Raw Cotton ($32.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 15.1%, from $393M in 2023 to $915M in 2018.

Exports from Pakistan () to Australia () (2023)

Exports from Australia () to Pakistan () (2023)

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Trade between Pakistan () and Australia ()

Pakistan Exports

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Australia Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Pakistan
Top DestinationUnited States$5.18B

Australia
Top DestinationChina$137B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Pakistan than Australia included Afghanistan ($969M), Spain ($1.6B), and Italy ($1.21B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Australia than Pakistan included China ($137B), Japan ($59B), and South Korea ($20.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - Australia

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

During 2023, Pakistan had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Textiles ($196M), Vegetable Products ($22.7M), and Miscellaneous ($19.8M).

During 2018, Australia had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Vegetable Products ($781M), Textiles ($42.2M), and Chemical Products ($33.5M).

Potential Exports

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Highest Potential

Most Saturated

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Top Product Potential Pakistan Australia+$21.8MHouse Linens

Top Product Potential Australia Pakistan+$45MCoal Briquettes

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Pakistan () to Australia () (2023)

Exports from Australia () to Pakistan () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Pakistan () and Australia ()

Pakistan Exports

Australia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - Australia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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