Pakistan’s Top 10 Exports.

Pakistan shipped an estimated US$20.8 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. The latest available country-specific data from 2018 shows that 68.3% of products exported from Pakistan were bought by importers in;

01. Canada (18% of the global total)

02. Mexico (15.9%)

03. China (7.2%)

04. Japan (4.5%)

05. United Kingdom (4%)

06. Germany (3.5%)

07. South Korea (3.4%)

08. Netherlands (2.9%)

09. Brazil (2.4%)

10. France (2.3%)

11. Hong Kong (2.2%)

12. India (2%)

From a continental perspective, 38% of Pakistan’s exports by value were delivered to fellow Asia countries while 35.2% were sold to importers in Europe. Pakistan shipped another 17.7% worth of goods to North America. Smaller percentages went to Africa (6.3%), Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean (1.5%) then Oceania led by Australia (1.3%).

The following export product groups categorize the highest dollar value in Pakistani global shipments during 2019.

01. Miscellaneous textiles, worn clothing: US$4.2 billion (20% of total exports)

02. Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet): $3.5 billion (16.7%)

03. Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: $3.3 billion (16.1%)

04. Cotton: $1.8 billion (8.4%)

05. Cereals: $1.2 billion (5.9%)

06. Leather/animal gut articles: $716.7 million (3.5%)

07. Copper: $596.7 million (2.9%)

08. Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $421 million (2%)

09. Mineral fuels including oil: $393.8 million (1.9%)

10. Fish: $372.5 million (1.8%)

Pakistan’s top 10 exports accounted for 79.3% of the overall value of its global shipments.