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Pakistan-China Trade: In 2023, Pakistan exported $3.4B to China. The main products that Pakistan exported to China were Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($679M), Refined Copper ($653M), and Raw Copper ($414M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to China have increased at an annualized rate of 8.46%, from $2.26B in 2018 to $3.4B in 2023.

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

China-Pakistan Trade: In 2023, China exported $14.4B to Pakistan. The main products that China exported to Pakistan were Semiconductor Devices ($1.08B), Broadcasting Equipment ($1B), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($570M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.58%, from $15.6B in 2018 to $14.4B in 2023.

In 2023, China 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, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Pakistan exported $3.4B to China. The main products exported from Pakistan to China were Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($679M), Refined Copper ($653M), and Raw Copper ($414M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to China have increased at an annualized rate of 8.46%, from $2.26B in 2018 to $3.4B in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $14.4B to Pakistan. The main products exported from China to Pakistan were Semiconductor Devices ($1.08B), Broadcasting Equipment ($1B), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($570M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.58%, from $15.6B in 2023 to $14.4B in 2018.

Exports from Pakistan () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Pakistan () (2023)

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Trade between Pakistan () and China ()

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China Exports

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Pakistan
Top DestinationUnited States$5.18B

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Pakistan than China included Afghanistan ($969M), Guam ($591k), and Northern Mariana Islands ($87k).

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Pakistan included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

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

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - China

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

During 2023, Pakistan had a large net trade with China in the exports of Metals ($1.22B), Textiles ($875M), and Mineral Products ($419M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Machines ($4.98B), Textiles ($2.38B), and Chemical Products ($2.07B).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Pakistan China+$482MRefined Copper

Top Product Potential China Pakistan+$831MRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Pakistan () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Pakistan () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Pakistan () and China ()

Pakistan Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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

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