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2023
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Exports $594kRnk 161 / 205
2023
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Top Product $455kOther Edible Preparations
2023
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Exports $510MRnk 93 / 220
2023
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Top Product $66.3MRaw Sugar
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.55Rnk 89 / 132
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.65Rnk 39 / 132
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GDP$338BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH30.6%CURRENT US$
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2023
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 GDP$3.57TCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH92.1%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC $1,365CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH11.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$2,481CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH73.1%CURRENT US$
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Pakistan-India Trade: In 2023, Pakistan exported $594k to India. The main products that Pakistan exported to India were Other Edible Preparations ($455k), Magnesium Carbonate ($87.6k), and Saturated Acyclic Monocarboxylic Acids ($35.5k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to India have decreased at an annualized rate of 74.8%, from $582M in 2018 to $594k in 2023.

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

India-Pakistan Trade: In 2023, India exported $510M to Pakistan. The main products that India exported to Pakistan were Raw Sugar ($66.3M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($52.1M), and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($48.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 25.1%,  from $2.16B in 2018 to $510M in 2023.

In 2023, India 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, India ranked 39 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.65), and 12 in total exports ($441B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Pakistan exported $594k to India. The main products exported from Pakistan to India were Other Edible Preparations ($455k), Magnesium Carbonate ($87.6k), and Saturated Acyclic Monocarboxylic Acids ($35.5k). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to India have decreased at an annualized rate of 74.8%, from $582M in 2018 to $594k in 2023.

In 2018, India exported $510M to Pakistan. The main products exported from India to Pakistan were Raw Sugar ($66.3M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($52.1M), and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($48.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 25.1%, from $2.16B in 2023 to $510M in 2018.

Exports from Pakistan (Flag) to India (Flag) (2023)

Exports from India (Flag) to Pakistan (Flag) (2023)

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Trade between Pakistan (Flag) and India (Flag)

Pakistan Exports

India Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Pakistan
Top DestinationUnited States$5.18B
India
Top DestinationUnited States$85.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Pakistan than India included Afghanistan ($969M), Guinea-Bissau ($21.1M), and Wallis and Futuna ($16.6k).

In 2023, countries that imported more from India than Pakistan included United States ($85.5B), United Arab Emirates ($28.8B), and China ($18.1B).

Difference in imports from India (Flag) and Pakistan (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - India

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Pakistan had a large net trade with India in the exports of Foodstuffs ($455k), Mineral Products ($99.4k), and Chemical Products ($35.7k).

During 2018, India had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Chemical Products ($259M), Foodstuffs ($120M), and Textiles ($34.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Pakistan India+$8.4MPassenger and Cargo Ships
Top Product Potential India Pakistan+$98.9MRefined 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

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Pakistan and India. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Pakistan indicates it has a comparative advantage over India. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of India indicates it has a comparative advantage over Pakistan.

Product Space of Pakistan (Flag) and India (Flag) (2023)

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