Pakistan's trade with Saudi Arabia
What Pakistan sells to Saudi Arabia and buys from it, product by product, each fiscal year from 1990-91 to 2024-25.
Exports to Saudi Arabia, FY2024-25: $715 mn (Rs 200 bn) — 2.2% of all exports
Imports from Saudi Arabia, FY2024-25: $4.08 bn (Rs 1.14 tn) — 7.0% of all imports
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics · US$ at each year's average exchange rate
What Pakistan sells to Saudi Arabia, FY2024-25
What Pakistan buys from Saudi Arabia, FY2024-25
Every year
| Fiscal year | Exports, US$ | Exports, Rs | Imports, US$ | Imports, Rs | Balance, US$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $715 mn | Rs 200 bn | $4.08 bn | Rs 1.14 tn | −$3.36 bn |
| 2023-24 | $698 mn | Rs 198 bn | $4.79 bn | Rs 1.35 tn | −$4.09 bn |
| 2022-23 | $562 mn | Rs 139 bn | $4.23 bn | Rs 1.05 tn | −$3.67 bn |
| 2021-22 | $429 mn | Rs 76.1 bn | $5.23 bn | Rs 928 bn | −$4.80 bn |
| 2020-21 | $419 mn | Rs 67 bn | $2.69 bn | Rs 430 bn | −$2.27 bn |
| 2019-20 | $443 mn | Rs 70 bn | $1.73 bn | Rs 274 bn | −$1.29 bn |
| 2018-19 | $329 mn | Rs 44.8 bn | $2.95 bn | Rs 401 bn | −$2.62 bn |
| 2017-18 | $303 mn | Rs 33.3 bn | $3.25 bn | Rs 357 bn | −$2.94 bn |
| 2016-17 | $347 mn | Rs 36.3 bn | $2.18 bn | Rs 228 bn | −$1.83 bn |
| 2015-16 | $417 mn | Rs 43.5 bn | $2.28 bn | Rs 237 bn | −$1.86 bn |
| 2014-15 | $450 mn | Rs 45.6 bn | $3.60 bn | Rs 365 bn | −$3.15 bn |
| 2013-14 | $495 mn | Rs 51 bn | $4.46 bn | Rs 459 bn | −$3.97 bn |
| 2012-13 | $499 mn | Rs 48.3 bn | $3.46 bn | Rs 335 bn | −$2.96 bn |
| 2011-12 | $419 mn | Rs 37.4 bn | $5.04 bn | Rs 450 bn | −$4.62 bn |
| 2010-11 | $427 mn | Rs 36.5 bn | $4.55 bn | Rs 389 bn | −$4.12 bn |
| 2009-10 | $393 mn | Rs 33 bn | $3.38 bn | Rs 284 bn | −$2.99 bn |
| 2008-09 | $455 mn | Rs 35.7 bn | $4.26 bn | Rs 334 bn | −$3.80 bn |
| 2007-08 | $383 mn | Rs 24 bn | $5.38 bn | Rs 337 bn | −$5.00 bn |
| 2006-07 | $289 mn | Rs 17.5 bn | $3.49 bn | Rs 212 bn | −$3.20 bn |
| 2005-06 | $329 mn | Rs 19.7 bn | $2.99 bn | Rs 179 bn | −$2.67 bn |
| 2004-05 | $353 mn | Rs 20.9 bn | $2.48 bn | Rs 147 bn | −$2.13 bn |
| 2003-04 | $349 mn | Rs 20.1 bn | $1.78 bn | Rs 102 bn | −$1.43 bn |
| 2002-03 | $476 mn | Rs 27.8 bn | $1.30 bn | Rs 76.2 bn | −$826 mn |
| 2001-02 | $329 mn | Rs 20.2 bn | $1.20 bn | Rs 73.8 bn | −$872 mn |
| 2000-01 | $275 mn | Rs 16.1 bn | $1.25 bn | Rs 73.2 bn | −$978 mn |
| 1999-00 | $215 mn | Rs 11.1 bn | $923 mn | Rs 47.8 bn | −$708 mn |
| 1998-99 | $198 mn | Rs 9.3 bn | $679 mn | Rs 31.8 bn | −$481 mn |
| 1997-98 | $217 mn | Rs 9.4 bn | $679 mn | Rs 29.3 bn | −$462 mn |
| 1996-97 | $217 mn | Rs 8.5 bn | $713 mn | Rs 27.8 bn | −$496 mn |
| 1995-96 | $214 mn | Rs 7.2 bn | $700 mn | Rs 23.5 bn | −$487 mn |
| 1994-95 | $224 mn | Rs 6.9 bn | $514 mn | Rs 15.9 bn | −$291 mn |
| 1993-94 | $238 mn | Rs 7.2 bn | $463 mn | Rs 14 bn | −$225 mn |
| 1992-93 | $319 mn | Rs 8.3 bn | $543 mn | Rs 14.1 bn | −$224 mn |
| 1991-92 | $295 mn | Rs 7.3 bn | $485 mn | Rs 12 bn | −$190 mn |
| 1990-91 | $220 mn | Rs 4.9 bn | $478 mn | Rs 10.7 bn | −$258 mn |
Questions
How much does Pakistan trade with Saudi Arabia?
In FY2024-25 Pakistan exported US$715 million to Saudi Arabia and imported US$4.08 billion from it — a deficit of US$3.36 billion. Saudi Arabia ranked 11th of 215 export destinations and 3rd of 218 suppliers.
What does Pakistan export to Saudi Arabia?
The largest exports to Saudi Arabia in FY2024-25 were rice basmati (US$120 million); meat, of bovine animals (US$89.6 million); rice other varieties (US$55.6 million); meat, of sheep (US$46.2 million) and footwear of other materials (US$18.8 million).
What does Pakistan import from Saudi Arabia?
The largest imports from Saudi Arabia in FY2024-25 were oils, petroleum oils and oils obtained from (US$2.69 billion); fertilizers, mineral or chemical (US$226 million); propylene, other olefin polymers (US$208 million); ethylene polymers, in primary forms (US$145 million) and high speed diesel oil (US$137 million).
Where do these figures come from?
From the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics' customs record of every shipment, by product code and partner country, for each fiscal year (July to June). Values are in rupees as published; the US-dollar figures use the year's average SBP exchange rate.
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