Pakistan's trade with South Africa
What Pakistan sells to South Africa and buys from it, product by product, each fiscal year from 1996-97 to 2024-25.
Exports to South Africa, FY2024-25: $184 mn (Rs 51.5 bn) — 0.6% of all exports
Imports from South Africa, FY2024-25: $506 mn (Rs 141 bn) — 0.9% of all imports
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics · US$ at each year's average exchange rate
What Pakistan sells to South Africa, FY2024-25
What Pakistan buys from South Africa, FY2024-25
Every year
| Fiscal year | Exports, US$ | Exports, Rs | Imports, US$ | Imports, Rs | Balance, US$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $184 mn | Rs 51.5 bn | $506 mn | Rs 141 bn | −$321 mn |
| 2023-24 | $190 mn | Rs 53.7 bn | $402 mn | Rs 114 bn | −$213 mn |
| 2022-23 | $213 mn | Rs 52.8 bn | $625 mn | Rs 155 bn | −$413 mn |
| 2021-22 | $237 mn | Rs 42 bn | $1.88 bn | Rs 334 bn | −$1.65 bn |
| 2020-21 | $213 mn | Rs 34.1 bn | $1.19 bn | Rs 191 bn | −$979 mn |
| 2019-20 | $179 mn | Rs 28.3 bn | $993 mn | Rs 157 bn | −$814 mn |
| 2018-19 | $164 mn | Rs 22.3 bn | $1.18 bn | Rs 161 bn | −$1.02 bn |
| 2017-18 | $174 mn | Rs 19.1 bn | $1.20 bn | Rs 132 bn | −$1.02 bn |
| 2016-17 | $171 mn | Rs 17.9 bn | $805 mn | Rs 84.3 bn | −$634 mn |
| 2015-16 | $184 mn | Rs 19.1 bn | $469 mn | Rs 48.9 bn | −$285 mn |
| 2014-15 | $260 mn | Rs 26.3 bn | $487 mn | Rs 49.3 bn | −$227 mn |
| 2013-14 | $294 mn | Rs 30.2 bn | $320 mn | Rs 32.9 bn | −$25.9 mn |
| 2012-13 | $281 mn | Rs 27.2 bn | $301 mn | Rs 29.1 bn | −$19.7 mn |
| 2011-12 | $268 mn | Rs 23.9 bn | $370 mn | Rs 33 bn | −$102 mn |
| 2010-11 | $283 mn | Rs 24.2 bn | $427 mn | Rs 36.5 bn | −$144 mn |
| 2009-10 | $221 mn | Rs 18.5 bn | $264 mn | Rs 22.1 bn | −$42.7 mn |
| 2008-09 | $192 mn | Rs 15.1 bn | $296 mn | Rs 23.2 bn | −$104 mn |
| 2007-08 | $319 mn | Rs 20 bn | $338 mn | Rs 21.1 bn | −$18.7 mn |
| 2006-07 | $281 mn | Rs 17 bn | $168 mn | Rs 10.2 bn | $113 mn |
| 2005-06 | $261 mn | Rs 15.6 bn | $189 mn | Rs 11.3 bn | $72.1 mn |
| 2004-05 | $197 mn | Rs 11.7 bn | $127 mn | Rs 7.6 bn | $69.5 mn |
| 2003-04 | $122 mn | Rs 7 bn | $98.5 mn | Rs 5.7 bn | $24.0 mn |
| 2002-03 | $111 mn | Rs 6.5 bn | $56.6 mn | Rs 3.3 bn | $54.7 mn |
| 2001-02 | $75.1 mn | Rs 4.6 bn | $62.5 mn | Rs 3.8 bn | $12.5 mn |
| 2000-01 | $69.8 mn | Rs 4.1 bn | $87.8 mn | Rs 5.1 bn | −$17.9 mn |
| 1999-00 | $84.6 mn | Rs 4.4 bn | $54.3 mn | Rs 2.8 bn | $30.4 mn |
| 1998-99 | $63.3 mn | Rs 3 bn | $40.4 mn | Rs 1.9 bn | $22.9 mn |
| 1997-98 | $98.0 mn | Rs 4.2 bn | $28.1 mn | Rs 1.2 bn | $69.9 mn |
| 1996-97 | $86.4 mn | Rs 3.4 bn | $47.6 mn | Rs 1.9 bn | $38.8 mn |
Questions
How much does Pakistan trade with South Africa?
In FY2024-25 Pakistan exported US$184 million to South Africa and imported US$506 million from it — a deficit of US$321 million. South Africa ranked 32nd of 215 export destinations and 22nd of 218 suppliers.
What does Pakistan export to South Africa?
The largest exports to South Africa in FY2024-25 were towels of cotton mill-made (US$14.4 million), petroleum bitumen (US$8.5 million), general purpose polyestyrene (US$6.8 million), with-fabrics cotton mixed-man-made fibres weight (US$6.6 million) and toilet and kitchen linen (US$5.1 million).
What does Pakistan import from South Africa?
The largest imports from South Africa in FY2024-25 were coal, bituminous (US$411 million); turning, shaving (US$28.6 million); billets rect/squar iron/non-alloy.steel (US$9.6 million); other waste and scrap (US$6.4 million) and other chemwoodpulp bleached/semi-bleh (US$5.4 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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