IMPORT & EXPORT

Pakistan Exports
In 2016 Pakistan exported $24.2B, making it the 66th largest
exporter in the world.

During the last five years the exports of Pakistan have decreased at
an annualized rate of -4.1%, from $29.1B in 2011 to $24.2B in 2016.

The most recent exports are led by House Linens which represent
12.5% of the total exports of Pakistan, followed by Rice, which
account for 7.42%.
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PRODUCTS
The country’s top export product is
textile including bed linens, table
linens, bathroom & kitchen linen of
all types of textile materials.
Products includes other made up
textile articles, worn clothing and
worn textile articles.
Pakistan textile exports stood at
USD 3803 million during 2016 and
also recorded export growth of 3%
of value during 2012-2016.
USA and United Kingdom are the
main markets for Pakistan’s textile
products.
COTTON
Cotton exports from Pakistan to the
world worth USD 3497 million in 2016
which represented 6.6% of the global
exports of this product.
The country is the fourth largest cotton
exporting country in the world after
China, India and USA.
China and Bangladesh are the main
markets for Pakistan cotton exports.
Cotton yarn is the top export of Pakistan
in this category but the demand of this
product is declined by 22% of value in
the global market during 2015-16.
The other types of cotton products that
Pakistan exports include woven fabrics,
cotton waste, not carded cotton and
cotton sewing thread.
Knitted Wears & Clothing
•The third and fourth largest exports of Pakistan
i.e. knitted clothing and not-knitted clothing
accessories.
•Pakistan export sales of knitted clothing and not-
knitted clothing stood at USD 2347 million and
USD 2253 million in 2016 respectively.
•Men’s or boys suits, pantyhose, T-shirts, jerseys,
pullovers, girl’s suits, gloves, underpants etc. are
the textile clothing accessories that Pakistan
exports in the global market.
•United States is the top textile buyer of Pakistan
and the country did 40% of the textile export sales
from USA only during the same period.
•In last five years, Spain, Germany and Belgium are
the growing markets for textile articles from
Pakistan.
LEATHER
PRODUCTS
Pakistan is one of the biggest
countries in the world that
exports leather articles.
It recorded USD 644 million
from export of this product in
2016.
Germany, USA and Spain are
the main markets for
Pakistan’s leather products.
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PAKISTAN
(US DOLLARS MILLIONS) - 2016
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In 2016 Pakistan imported $48.1B, making it the 49th largest importer
in the world.

During the last five years the imports of Pakistan have increased at an
annualized rate of 1.3%, from $44.6B in 2011 to $48.1B in 2016.

The most recent imports are led by Refined Petroleum which

represent 11.1% of the total imports of Pakistan, followed by Crude
Petroleum, which account for 3.75%.
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