Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Pakistan
Pakistan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia was 6.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Pakistan, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 6.9% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Pakistan peaked at 16.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1973.
Pakistan ranks 32nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.0% | — |
| 1961 | 8.8% | -11.7% |
| 1962 | 13.0% | +47.4% |
| 1963 | 8.6% | -33.6% |
| 1964 | 10.4% | +21.1% |
| 1965 | 10.1% | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 5.4% | -46.4% |
| 1967 | 3.3% | -39.5% |
| 1968 | 2.7% | -17.8% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 3.3% | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 3.6% | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -44.2% |
| 1974 | 6.9% | +241.0% |
| 1975 | 8.5% | +22.7% |
| 1976 | 6.7% | -21.5% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +24.8% |
| 1978 | 6.1% | -26.4% |
| 1979 | 7.9% | +28.3% |
| 1980 | 7.6% | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 7.2% | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | -52.6% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | +29.9% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | +44.5% |
| 1986 | 4.4% | -31.4% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | +24.7% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | -38.3% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | +45.2% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -32.5% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -20.6% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +87.2% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +37.1% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +55.7% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +32.8% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +24.0% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -2.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 6.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 6.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +241.0% | 2.0% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 2.7% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 2.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 3.4% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 4.5% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 10.1% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More private sector data for Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 23.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 65.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 119.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Pakistan?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Pakistan was 6.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1973.
- How does Pakistan rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- Pakistan ranks 32nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.