Pakistan (2025)
23.7
% of GDP
-1pp YoY
YoY Change
-1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
66
years of data

Data

Pakistan Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 23.7 -1pp
2024 24.7 +1.4pp
2023 23.3 -3.8pp
2022 27.1 -1.8pp
2021 28.9 +6.3pp
2020 22.6 -0.4pp
2019 23 -0.4pp
2018 23.4 unchanged
2017 23.4 +2pp
2016 21.4 -0.7pp
2015 22.1 -4.5pp
2014 26.6 -0.4pp
2013 27 -0.5pp
2012 27.5 -2.6pp
2011 30.1 unchanged
2010 30.1 +3.8pp
2009 26.3 -4.7pp
2008 31 +3.6pp
2007 27.4 -1.5pp
2006 28.9 +0.4pp

About this Dataset

Pakistan recorded 23.7 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -1pp. Across 1960–2025 the series ranges from 10.3 % of GDP in 1968 to 38.2 % of GDP in 1974.

This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Pakistan. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Pakistan. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1960–2025 (66 observations).

The series peaked at 38.2 % of GDP in 1974 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10.3 % of GDP in 1968. The latest reading is 23.7 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -1pp.