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Trade as a share of GDP in Pakistan

Trade as a share of GDP in Pakistan was 27.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 164th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

202527.2%
Change on 2024-0.4 pts
Rank164th of 171Countries ranked
Series high38.51993
Series low15.81972

Trade as a share of GDP in Pakistan, 1960 to 2025

15202530354019601970198019902000201020251960: 20.4 %1961: 20.2 %1962: 21.1 %1963: 24 %1964: 23.1 %1965: 24 %1966: 19.2 %1967: 20.5 %1968: 19.1 %1969: 17.5 %1970: 18 %1971: 18.2 %1972: 15.8 %1973: 29 %1974: 30.8 %1975: 32.4 %1976: 28.9 %1977: 27.2 %1978: 27.9 %1979: 32.9 %1980: 35.9 %1981: 35.2 %1982: 31.3 %1983: 34.7 %1984: 33.4 %1985: 33.2 %1986: 32.4 %1987: 32.9 %1988: 33.3 %1989: 34.4 %1990: 35 %1991: 35.4 %1992: 37.7 %1993: 38.5 %1994: 35.1 %1995: 36.1 %1996: 38.3 %1997: 36.9 %1998: 34 %1999: 32.3 %2000: 21.5 %2001: 23.6 %2002: 23.1 %2003: 24.7 %2004: 24.8 %2005: 29.9 %2006: 33 %2007: 30.8 %2008: 34.3 %2009: 33.3 %2010: 32 %2011: 32.4 %2012: 31.3 %2013: 30.9 %2014: 29.5 %2015: 26.7 %2016: 24.7 %2017: 25.5 %2018: 27.6 %2019: 28.9 %2020: 26.7 %2021: 27 %2022: 33 %2023: 28.5 %2024: 27.6 %2025: 27.2 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202527.2
202427.6
202328.5
202233
202127
202026.7
201928.9
201827.6
201725.5
201624.7
201526.7
201429.5
201330.9
201231.3
201132.4
201032
200933.3
200834.3
200730.8
200633
200529.9
200424.8
200324.7
200223.1
200123.6
200021.5
199932.3
199834
199736.9
199638.3
199536.1
199435.1
199338.5
199237.7
199135.4
199035
198934.4
198833.3
198732.9
198632.4
198533.2
198433.4
198334.7
198231.3
198135.2
198035.9
197932.9
197827.9
197727.2
197628.9
197532.4
197430.8
197329
197215.8
197118.2
197018
196917.5
196819.1
196720.5
196619.2
196524
196423.1
196324
196221.1
196120.2
196020.4

Rankings

Definition

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.

Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the trade as a share of GDP in Pakistan?

Trade as a share of GDP in Pakistan was 27.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 164th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest trade as a share of GDP in Pakistan?

38.5% in 1993, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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