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Pakistan — Trade & Compliance

Pakistan's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

11
trade agreements
4
cargo treaties
10.42%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLower middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Pakistan beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1USA14.7%
  2. 2China7.8%
  3. 3Germany6.9%
  4. 4United Kingdom6.2%
  5. 5United Arab Emirates4.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China28.6%
  2. 2United Arab Emirates8.8%
  3. 3Saudi Arabia7.0%
  4. 4Qatar5.9%
  5. 5Indonesia5.3%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Knitted apparel15.4%
  2. 2Other made-up textiles15.0%
  3. 3Non-knitted apparel13.1%
  4. 4Cereals11.8%
  5. 5Cotton7.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils28.1%
  2. 2Electrical machinery10.3%
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances5.8%
  4. 4Iron & steel5.3%
  5. 5Animal/vegetable fats & oils5.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Afghanistan+1.56pp
  2. 2France+1.33pp
  3. 3Indonesia+1.17pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1United Arab Emirates−2.64pp
  2. 2Iran−2.02pp
  3. 3China−0.91pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Cereals+2.87pp
  2. 2Sugars+0.83pp
  3. 3Non-knitted apparel+0.74pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils−3.20pp
  2. 2Cotton−1.62pp
  3. 3Iron & steel−0.87pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

Indonesia - Pakistan2013
PSAGoods
South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) - Accession of Afghanistan2011
FTAGoods
Pakistan - Malaysia2008
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Mauritius - Pakistan2007
PSAGoods
Pakistan - China2007
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)2006
FTAGoods
Pakistan - Sri Lanka2005
FTAGoods
South Asian Preferential Trade Arrangement (SAPTA)1995
PSAGoods
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)1992
PSAGoods
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)1989
PSAGoods
Protocol on Trade Negotiations (PTN)1973
PSAGoods
World Bank DTA · 11 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1958176 ratifications
  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 14 November 1975
    Party · 201579 ratifications
  • International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
    Party · 195365 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 4 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
PKR
Pakistan Rupee
ISO numeric 5862 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
10.42%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the UN list
12
UN Security Council Consolidated List
On the EU list
33
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeAL RASHID TRUSTHARAKAT UL-MUJAHIDIN / HUMHenin Ashraf Refaat NabithAgha, Abdul Rahman

45 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Sugar cane
84.2M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
coal
15.1M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
0.7 quadrillion Btu
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 130 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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