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Pakistan: Trade Profile
October 2010
Pakistan
             
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2009) 169 708Rank in world trade, 2009ExportsImports
GDP (million current US$, 2009) 166 545Merchandise 6756
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009) 445 549excluding intra-EU trade4738
Current account balance (million US$, 2008)- 15 663Commercial services8061
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009)  371excluding intra-EU trade5442
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)  38.9
Annual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Real GDP (2000=100)  151524
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  1988-59
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  16264-9
             
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession1 January 1995Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010)0.179
Trade Policy Review 16, 18 January 2008 Import duties collected (%, 2003-2005)
GPA accession -in total tax revenue15.8
Tariffs and duty free importsto total imports7.1
Tariff binding coverage (%)   98.7Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffsFinal boundApplied 2009Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry  15
Simple average of import dutiesGoods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO8 - 2
All goods  59.9  13.9Anti-dumping (30 June 2009)25
Agricultural goods (AOA)  95.6  17.1Countervailing duties (30 June 2009)...
Non-agricultural goods  54.6  13.4Safeguards (19 October 2009)  0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)  0.0  0.7Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008)Requests for consultation3 - 2
in agricultural goods (AOA)  24.6Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports2 - 0
in non-agricultural goods  40.5Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU)0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments  45Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU)0 - 0
             
MERCHANDISE TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) 17 680814-13
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) 31 7101330-25
2009  2009
Share in world total exports   0.14Share in world total imports 0.25
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)  By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products  18.2Agricultural products15.5
Fuels and mining products  5.1Fuels and mining products31.5
Manufactures  76.0Manufactures52.1
  By main destination  By main origin
1. European Union (27)  24.61. European Union (27)  16.1
2. United States  18.32. China  12.0
3. United Arab Emirates  8.83. Saudi Arabia  11.1
4. Afghanistan  7.84. United Arab Emirates  10.6
5. China  5.75. Kuwait  5.7
             
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-2009 20082009
Commercial services exports (million US$) 2 416  714-4
Commercial services imports (million US$)  a 6 732  ...10-27
2009  2009
Share in world total exports  0.07  Share in world total imports0.21
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item  By principal services item
Transportation  42.1  Transportation51.7
Travel  11.9  Travel14.4
Other commercial services  46.0  Other commercial services34.0
             
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008Trademark registrations by office, 2008
ResidentsNon-residents Total Direct residentsDirect non-residentsMadrid Total 
  11  222  233 3 191 4 974... 8 165
             
a  Break in series for commercial services: 2004 for imports.
Source WTO
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