Pakistan

Top Exports in 2024

Top Exports in 2024
HS6
Value (US$ million) Commodity Description Top Destinations
100630 3,260 Semi-milled/wholly milled rice, whether or not polished/glazed Indonesia
620322 1,980 Men's/boys' ensembles (excl. knitted or crocheted), of cotton USA
630231 1,365 Bed linen (excl. knitted or crocheted), of cotton (excl. printed) USA
630260 1,092 Toilet linen & kitchen linen, of terry towelling/sim. terry fabrics, of cotton USA
630239 952 Bed linen (excl. knitted or crocheted), of textile mats. other than cotton USA
740319 792 Unwrought prods. of ref. copper (excl. of 7403.11-7403.13) China
611090 669 Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waist-coats & sim. arts., knitted or crocheted USA
620342 614 Men's/boys' trousers, bib & brace overalls, breeches & shorts (excl. swimwear) USA
100640 544 Broken rice Senegal
271019 518 Petroleum oils & oils obt. from bituminous mins. (excl. crude) & preps. other United Arab Emirates
630210 518 Bed linen, knitted or crocheted USA
520942 508 Woven fabrics of cotton, cont. 85%/more by wt. of cotton, denim, weighing >200g/m² Bangladesh
Source: ADB calculations using data from UN Comtrade (accessed June 2025).

Top Imports in 2024

Top Imports in 2024
HS6
Value (US$ million) Commodity Description Top Source
270900 5,608 Petroleum oils & oils obt. from bituminous mins., crude Saudi Arabia
271011 4,379 Light petroleum oils & preps. United Arab Emirates
271111 3,982 Natural gas, liquefied Qatar
151190 2,916 Palm oil, other than crude, & fractions thereof, whether or not refined Indonesia
854140 2,200 Photosensitive semiconductor devices, incl. photovoltaic cells China
852520 2,054 Transmission apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-telegraphy, or broadcasting China
271019 1,905 Petroleum oils & oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excluding crude) Kuwait
271119 977 Petroleum gases other than natural gas, propane, butanes, ethylene, propylene, etc. Iran
520100 744 Cotton, not carded or combed Afghanistan
100190 628 Wheat other than durum wheat; meslin Russian Federation
720441 624 Ferrous turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings United Kingdom
090240 619 Tea, black (fermented) & partly fermented tea, whether or not flavoured, in packages Kenya
Source: ADB calculations using data from UN Comtrade (accessed June 2025).

Main Trading Partners, 2024

Main Trading Partners, 2024
Export Destination Exports
(US$ million)
Rank Import Source Imports
(US$ million)
United States 5,718 1 PRC 15,584
PRC 2,302 2 United Arab Emirates 6,088
United Kingdom 2,134 3 Saudi Arabia 4,265
United Arab Emirates 1,841 4 Qatar 3,671
Germany 1,678 5 Indonesia 3,130
Netherlands 1,543 6 Kuwait 1,712
Spain 1,467 7 United States 1,636
Afghanistan 1,306 8 Singapore 1,469
Italy 1,170 9 Oman 1,143
Bangladesh 780 10 Japan 1,135
Saudi Arabia 729 11 Malaysia 1,012
Belgium 673 12 Korea, Rep. of 872
Source: ADB calculations using data from IMF Direction of Trade Statistics (accessed October 2025).