Determining Pakistans

Trading Patterns
Dr. Aadil Nakhoda
International Trade
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi

Top Five Importing Markets of Products

Exported from Pakistan
United States of America
China
Afghanistan
United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates
The exports to the above destinations account for approximately 43%
of the total exports originating from Pakistan.

Source: Trademap.org

Top Five Supplying Markets of Imports into

Pakistan
China
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Indonesia
The imports from above sources account for approximately 50% of the
total imports that flow into Pakistan.
Source: Trademap.org

Top Products Exported from Pakistan

Cotton
Made-up textile accessories
Cereals
Leather products

Top Products Imported into Pakistan

Mineral Fuels
Machinery
Electrical and electronic equipment
Iron and steel

Destination Markets for Exports from Pakistan

The intensity of the color increases

with the importance of the
destination market

Source: COMTRADE

Destination Markets for Exports from Pakistan

-Asia

The intensity of the color increases

with the importance of the
destination market

Source: COMTRADE

Destination Markets for Exports from Pakistan

-Europe

The intensity of the color increases

with the importance of the
destination market

Source: COMTRADE

Relative Size of the EU Importers

The Size of European Economies and the Value of Their Trade with
Pakistan

Percent of Pakistan Trade with EU

25

United Kingdom
20

Germany
15

Spain
Netherlands

10

Italy
France

5
0
0

10

15

20

Percent of EU GDP

Source: COMTRADE and WDI

25

How Does the Gravity Equation Work for

Pakistan?
Does the distance variable influence trading patterns?
The major trading partners such as the US, UK and Germany are located at a
considerable distance from Pakistan.
We trade sufficiently less with our immediate neighbors particularly India.

Does the size of the importing market influence trading patterns?

Our major trading partners are large-sized economies.
These economies report sufficient import demand from all their trading partners

Does cultural affinity, colonial ties and common language influence trading
patterns?
How does the border effect determine the trading patterns for the exports
from Pakistan?

Proportion of Goods Exported from Pakistan in FY

14 by Commodity Group- All Goods
Other Manufactures
18%

Food Group
18%

All Others
5%

Petroleum Products
4%

Textile Group
55%

Source: State Bank of Pakistan

Whom Do We Trade With?

Pakistans Trading Partners

Percentage of Global
Exports from Pakistan

Percentage of Global
Imports into Pakistan

OECD Countries

50

20.54

Least Developed
Countries

14.2

1.42

South Asian Countries

(SAARC)

13.08

5.51

Source: Trademap.org