April 2009
Pakistan
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2007)  162 389 Rank in world trade, 2007 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2007)  143 597 Merchandise  68 53
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2007)  409 973 excluding intra-EU trade 47 35
Current account balance (million US$, 2007) - 8 295 Commercial services 83 54
Trade per capita (US$, 2005-2007)   331 excluding intra-EU trade 57 36
Trade to GDP ratio (2005-2007)   41.6
Annual percentage change
2007   2000-2007 2006 2007
Real GDP (2000=100)   145 5 7 6
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)   189 9 10 0
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)   181 9 19 1
                         
TRADE POLICY Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2009) 0.176
WTO accession date 1 January 1995 Import duties collected (%, 2003-2005)
Trade Policy Review date  16, 18 January 2008  in total tax revenue 15.8
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 7.1
Tariff binding coverage (%)    98.7 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2007 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   27
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 8 - 1
All goods   59.9   14.1 Anti-dumping (30 June 2008) 26
Agricultural goods (AOA)   95.6   15.8 Countervailing duties (30 June 2008) ...
Non-agricultural goods   54.6   13.8 Safeguards (28 October 2008)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.7 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2006) Requests for consultation 3 - 2
in agricultural goods (AOA)   0.0 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 2 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   0.0 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   45 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2007   2000-2007 2006 2007
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  17 838 10 5 5
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  32 590 17 18 9
2007   2007
Share in world total exports    0.13 Share in world total imports  0.23
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   13.0 Agricultural products 13.9
Fuels and mining products   6.7 Fuels and mining products 29.3
Manufactures   80.1 Manufactures 54.8
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   26.8 1. European Union (27)   14.6
2. United States   21.6 2. China   12.8
3. United Arab Emirates   11.9 3. Saudi Arabia   12.3
4. Afghanistan   4.7 4. United Arab Emirates   8.5
5. China   3.4 5. United States   8.0
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2007   2000-2007   2006 2007
Commercial services exports (million US$)  2 221   8 10 -1
Commercial services imports (million US$)  a  8 409   ... 12 4
2007   2007
Share in world total exports   0.07   Share in world total imports 0.27
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   48.2   Transportation 38.7
Travel   12.4   Travel 18.9
Other commercial services   39.4   Other commercial services 42.4
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2006 Trademark registrations by office, 2007
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
... ...   299 ... ... ...  4 585
                         
a  Break in series for commercial services: 2004 for imports.