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Pakistan Trade Summary

2008

Pakistan exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR PAKISTAN 2008

Overall Exports and Imports for Pakistan 2008

Exports and imports of Pakistan in 2008 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 20,279 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 42,327 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 3,017 products were exported to 203 countries and 4,117 products were imported from 209 countries.

Pakistan top 5 Export and Import partners 2008

Top five countries to which Pakistan exported in 2008 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Pakistan exports to United States worth US$ 3,654 million, with a partner share of 18.02 percent.
  2. Pakistan exports to United Arab Emirates worth US$ 2,010 million, with a partner share of 9.91 percent.
  3. Pakistan exports to Afghanistan worth US$ 1,448 million, with a partner share of 7.14 percent.
  4. Pakistan exports to United Kingdom worth US$ 1,000 million, with a partner share of 4.93 percent.
  5. Pakistan exports to Germany worth US$ 880 million, with a partner share of 4.34 percent.

Top five countries from which Pakistan imported goods in 2008 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Pakistan imports from Saudi Arabia worth US$ 5,955 million, with a partner share of 14.07 percent.
  2. Pakistan imports from China worth US$ 4,738 million, with a partner share of 11.19 percent.
  3. Pakistan imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 3,778 million, with a partner share of 8.93 percent.
  4. Pakistan imports from Kuwait worth US$ 3,444 million, with a partner share of 8.14 percent.
  5. Pakistan imports from United States worth US$ 2,062 million, with a partner share of 4.87 percent.

Pakistan Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2008

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Pakistan along with trade value are:

  1. Pakistan exported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 2,318,951.94 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Pakistan exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 1,148,528.68 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Pakistan exported Bed linen of cotton (excl. printed, knitted or , worth 767,698.58 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Pakistan exported Toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry fabric , worth 662,081.38 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Pakistan exported Men's or boys' trousers, breeches, etc, of cott , worth 609,917.38 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Pakistan along with trade value are

  1. Pakistan imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 7,167,154.90 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Pakistan imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 5,891,670.95 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Pakistan imported Durum wheat , worth 1,275,086.78 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Pakistan imported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth 1,164,395.64 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Pakistan imported Palm oil (excl. crude) and liquid fractions , worth 1,084,413.71 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2008

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2008 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2008

Tariffs imposed by Pakistan in 2008 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 520.36 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 14.06 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 9.50 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 11,346,729.36 and duty free tariff line items share was 6.60 percent.

Development Indicators 2008

Key Development Indicators of Pakistan in 2008 are below

  • Pakistan GDP in current US dollar was 170,078 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 850.00 .
  • Pakistan Trade balance: as % of GDP was -10.83.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -18,419.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 35.59 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 8.26 .

Trade Indicators 2008

Trade Indicators for Pakistan in 2008 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.05.
  • Index of export market penetration was 7.43.
  • World Growth in percentage was -59.29 and Pakistan Country Growth was -37.66 .