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About

Pakistan-United States Trade: In 2022, Pakistan exported $6.47B to United States. The main products that Pakistan exported to United States were House Linens ($1.15B), Knit Sweaters ($738M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($497M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $3.77B in 2017 to $6.47B in 2022.

In 2022, Pakistan did not export any services to United States.

United States-Pakistan Trade: In 2022, United States exported $3.11B to Pakistan. The main products that United States exported to Pakistan were Raw Cotton ($942M), Scrap Iron ($336M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($303M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 2.03%,  from $2.81B in 2017 to $3.11B in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Pakistan exported $6.47B to United States. The main products exported from Pakistan to United States were House Linens ($1.15B), Knit Sweaters ($738M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($497M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $3.77B in 2017 to $6.47B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $3.11B to Pakistan. The main products exported from United States to Pakistan were Raw Cotton ($942M), Scrap Iron ($336M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($303M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Pakistan have increased at an annualized rate of 2.03%, from $2.81B in 2022 to $3.11B in 2017.

Exports from Pakistan (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Pakistan (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Pakistan (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Pakistan Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Pakistan
Top Destination
United States$6.47B
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Pakistan than United States included Afghanistan ($975M), Madagascar ($153M), and Sri Lanka ($417M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Pakistan included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Pakistan (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Pakistan had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Textiles ($5.23B), Animal Hides ($228M), and Miscellaneous ($213M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Textiles ($1.02B), Chemical Products ($458M), and Metals ($441M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Pakistan United States+$287MKnit Sweaters
Top Product Potential United States Pakistan+$88.1MPetroleum Gas

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

Product Space of Pakistan (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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