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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Pakistan was 22.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 40.01 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.43 in 1965.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	2.59
1961	3.11
1962	2.22
1963	1.15
1964	0.67
1965	0.43
1966	0.71
1967	1.08
1968	1.37
1969	2.29
1970	3.15
1971	4.60
1972	6.83
1973	7.60
1974	13.37
1975	17.51
1976	18.17
1977	15.92
1978	20.57
1979	18.57
1980	29.11
1981	31.26
1982	30.52
1983	26.82
1984	24.82
1985	23.10
1986	13.62
1987	17.48
1988	14.10
1989	17.27
1990	17.17
1991	13.42
1992	13.80
1993	16.53
1994	19.58
1995	18.36
1996	21.52
1997	23.54
1998	20.67
1999	26.96
2000	35.68
2001	34.11
2002	32.64
2003	30.26
2004	30.17
2005	29.59
2006	31.76
2007	29.51
2008	35.61
2009	30.79
2010	34.22
2011	38.39
2012	40.01
2013	39.65
2014	34.57
2015	27.18
2016	23.25
2017	25.58
2018	29.42
2019	27.40
2020	22.87

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Pakistan was 45,804,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60,078,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 533,000,000 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	827,000,000
1961	594,000,000
1962	834,000,000
1963	985,000,000
1964	1,070,000,000
1965	968,000,000
1966	916,000,000
1967	1,112,000,000
1968	533,000,000
1969	713,000,000
1970	775,000,000
1971	608,000,000
1972	1,158,000,000
1973	1,127,000,000
1974	2,206,000,000
1975	2,213,000,000
1976	2,311,000,000
1977	2,586,000,000
1978	3,859,000,000
1979	4,498,000,000
1980	5,350,000,000
1981	5,631,000,000
1982	5,465,000,000
1983	5,329,000,000
1984	5,853,000,000
1985	5,890,000,000
1986	5,374,000,000
1987	5,822,000,000
1988	6,590,000,000
1989	7,143,000,000
1990	7,376,000,000
1991	8,439,000,000
1992	9,379,000,000
1993	9,500,000,000
1994	8,889,000,000
1995	11,461,000,000
1996	12,131,000,000
1997	11,596,000,000
1998	9,308,000,000
1999	10,207,000,000
2000	10,864,000,000
2001	10,191,000,000
2002	11,233,000,000
2003	13,038,000,000
2004	17,949,000,000
2005	25,357,000,000
2006	29,825,000,000
2007	32,590,000,000
2008	42,329,000,000
2009	31,668,000,000
2010	37,807,000,000
2011	44,012,000,000
2012	44,105,000,000
2013	44,647,000,000
2014	47,590,000,000
2015	44,168,000,000
2016	46,847,000,000
2017	57,746,000,000
2018	60,078,000,000
2019	50,332,000,000
2020	45,804,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Pakistan was 45.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 88.16 in 1965, while its lowest value was 45.83 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	80.61
1961	79.82
1962	88.06
1963	86.09
1964	87.04
1965	88.16
1966	83.24
1967	85.36
1968	83.40
1969	83.08
1970	82.97
1971	79.54
1972	74.39
1973	78.81
1974	79.54
1975	79.06
1976	82.28
1977	77.06
1978	81.03
1979	79.25
1980	80.37
1981	82.71
1982	83.24
1983	82.02
1984	79.37
1985	81.01
1986	80.95
1987	79.02
1988	80.11
1989	78.97
1990	76.97
1991	75.91
1992	76.79
1993	77.37
1994	73.71
1995	72.09
1996	73.88
1997	75.95
1998	70.77
1999	72.89
2000	74.92
2001	72.71
2002	72.69
2003	72.49
2004	71.20
2005	67.56
2006	68.15
2007	63.79
2008	63.84
2009	63.42
2010	61.12
2011	63.02
2012	63.29
2013	63.18
2014	56.55
2015	50.88
2016	47.20
2017	49.62
2018	51.23
2019	49.79
2020	45.83

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Pakistan was 50.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.62 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.65 in 1965.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	9.17
1961	9.48
1962	5.19
1963	7.62
1964	6.30
1965	3.65
1966	8.14
1967	7.95
1968	7.25
1969	6.47
1970	7.68
1971	10.16
1972	13.86
1973	11.24
1974	11.23
1975	11.04
1976	9.60
1977	9.79
1978	10.49
1979	12.77
1980	13.27
1981	10.62
1982	10.45
1983	12.40
1984	14.88
1985	14.40
1986	12.92
1987	15.11
1988	14.04
1989	15.52
1990	16.83
1991	18.04
1992	18.23
1993	18.15
1994	21.79
1995	23.58
1996	20.88
1997	20.62
1998	24.62
1999	23.16
2000	22.12
2001	22.43
2002	23.53
2003	23.46
2004	25.38
2005	27.40
2006	25.91
2007	29.36
2008	30.20
2009	31.40
2010	33.02
2011	31.57
2012	31.15
2013	29.98
2014	36.01
2015	42.07
2016	45.98
2017	44.36
2018	42.30
2019	44.30
2020	50.62

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Pakistan was 37.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 38.32 in 2016, while its lowest value was 1.03 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	3.06
1961	4.29
1962	1.03
1963	2.94
1964	3.15
1965	2.72
1966	5.46
1967	4.53
1968	3.48
1969	3.28
1970	3.36
1971	4.65
1972	6.20
1973	7.18
1974	7.86
1975	8.55
1976	6.71
1977	7.44
1978	6.32
1979	7.23
1980	7.12
1981	7.41
1982	6.75
1983	7.07
1984	9.17
1985	8.40
1986	7.53
1987	8.49
1988	9.16
1989	9.71
1990	9.90
1991	10.71
1992	11.17
1993	11.74
1994	14.48
1995	15.19
1996	12.31
1997	13.81
1998	16.55
1999	13.39
2000	12.99
2001	12.93
2002	15.46
2003	15.99
2004	16.98
2005	17.32
2006	17.59
2007	21.32
2008	19.76
2009	21.42
2010	24.09
2011	25.69
2012	25.39
2013	24.37
2014	29.35
2015	34.44
2016	38.32
2017	36.41
2018	32.66
2019	34.32
2020	37.94

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Pakistan was 3.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 3.50 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.07 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1962	0.07
1963	0.14
1964	0.07
1965	0.11
1966	0.40
1967	0.38
1968	0.42
1969	0.72
1970	0.99
1971	1.17
1972	0.72
1973	0.71
1974	0.33
1975	0.24
1976	0.44
1977	0.39
1978	0.46
1979	0.32
1980	0.37
1981	1.00
1982	1.12
1983	0.81
1984	0.48
1985	0.71
1986	0.56
1987	0.60
1988	1.08
1989	0.72
1990	0.69
1991	1.07
1992	1.40
1993	0.99
1994	2.36
1995	2.25
1996	1.85
1997	1.28
1998	1.55
1999	3.16
2000	1.70
2001	1.60
2002	1.80
2003	1.52
2004	2.52
2005	3.50
2006	3.11
2007	2.53
2008	3.32
2009	2.64
2010	1.60
2011	1.20
2012	1.61
2013	1.70
2014	1.96
2015	1.43
2016	1.62
2017	1.52
2018	1.69
2019	1.45
2020	3.28

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Pakistan was 2.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 4.48 in 1972, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1970.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1961	0.43
1962	0.04
1964	0.02
1966	0.04
1967	0.01
1970	0.01
1971	0.03
1972	4.48
1973	1.08
1974	0.09
1975	0.07
1976	0.48
1977	0.07
1978	1.66
1979	1.69
1980	1.84
1981	1.02
1982	0.80
1983	1.06
1984	1.66
1985	1.03
1986	1.37
1987	1.09
1988	1.12
1989	1.16
1990	0.83
1991	1.88
1992	1.49
1993	1.49
1994	0.83
1995	1.64
1996	1.64
1997	1.40
1998	1.77
1999	1.86
2000	1.11
2001	1.48
2002	0.70
2003	0.61
2004	0.75
2005	1.66
2006	1.06
2007	0.84
2008	1.57
2009	1.10
2010	1.30
2011	0.63
2012	0.72
2013	0.73
2014	1.21
2015	1.78
2016	1.78
2017	1.68
2018	1.33
2019	1.48
2020	2.63

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Pakistan was 2.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.56 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.36 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	5.56
1961	4.43
1962	3.69
1963	4.38
1964	2.87
1965	0.71
1966	1.99
1967	2.84
1968	3.19
1969	2.34
1970	3.10
1971	3.73
1972	1.45
1973	1.16
1974	2.04
1975	1.41
1976	0.96
1977	0.72
1978	0.85
1979	2.62
1980	3.14
1981	0.36
1982	1.04
1983	2.26
1984	1.47
1985	2.36
1986	1.49
1987	3.35
1988	1.70
1989	2.35
1990	3.54
1991	2.76
1992	2.62
1993	2.19
1994	2.41
1995	2.89
1996	3.68
1997	2.46
1998	2.11
1999	2.15
2000	3.98
2001	3.68
2002	3.29
2003	3.17
2004	2.83
2005	2.96
2006	2.41
2007	2.57
2008	3.76
2009	4.37
2010	3.80
2011	2.03
2012	1.65
2013	1.38
2014	1.52
2015	1.80
2016	1.72
2017	1.54
2018	2.41
2019	2.72
2020	2.55

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Pakistan was 1.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.43 in 1977, while its lowest value was 1.49 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	5.47
1961	5.54
1962	4.29
1963	3.82
1964	3.70
1965	3.54
1966	2.92
1967	1.90
1968	3.07
1969	2.30
1970	2.71
1971	3.39
1972	6.15
1973	5.12
1974	4.07
1975	4.01
1976	4.16
1977	7.43
1978	5.08
1979	4.18
1980	3.24
1981	3.01
1982	3.09
1983	2.43
1984	2.51
1985	1.90
1986	2.07
1987	1.81
1988	2.05
1989	1.81
1990	1.74
1991	1.49
1992	1.57
1993	1.68
1994	1.69
1995	1.60
1996	2.64
1997	2.24
1998	2.73
1999	2.33
2000	2.71
2001	3.16
2002	2.30
2003	2.65
2004	3.38
2005	3.01
2006	4.40
2007	4.54
2008	4.56
2009	4.21
2010	4.87
2011	4.48
2012	4.46
2013	5.26
2014	5.51
2015	5.00
2016	4.57
2017	3.98
2018	4.45
2019	3.41
2020	1.96

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Pakistan was 4.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.32 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.12 in 1965.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.54
1961	0.33
1962	0.36
1963	0.16
1964	0.19
1965	0.12
1966	0.24
1967	0.19
1968	0.16
1969	0.14
1970	0.22
1971	0.59
1972	1.01
1973	1.10
1974	0.92
1975	0.77
1976	1.01
1977	1.18
1978	1.21
1979	0.90
1980	0.80
1981	0.83
1982	0.73
1983	1.21
1984	2.11
1985	1.90
1986	1.97
1987	1.59
1988	0.97
1989	1.57
1990	1.87
1991	1.62
1992	1.55
1993	1.74
1994	1.71
1995	1.61
1996	1.40
1997	1.67
1998	2.64
1999	2.59
2000	2.33
2001	2.74
2002	2.27
2003	2.17
2004	2.31
2005	1.96
2006	1.73
2007	2.10
2008	1.79
2009	1.88
2010	2.22
2011	2.02
2012	1.77
2013	1.80
2014	1.96
2015	2.62
2016	2.53
2017	3.21
2018	4.21
2019	4.32
2020	4.22

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Pakistan was 1.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.14 in 1969, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 2004.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	4.75
1961	5.16
1962	2.46
1963	2.48
1964	2.96
1965	4.65
1966	5.69
1967	4.78
1968	6.28
1969	8.14
1970	6.64
1971	6.91
1972	5.59
1973	4.84
1974	5.16
1975	5.90
1976	3.96
1977	5.72
1978	3.40
1979	3.81
1980	3.12
1981	3.65
1982	3.22
1983	3.15
1984	3.23
1985	2.69
1986	4.06
1987	4.07
1988	3.81
1989	3.70
1990	4.47
1991	4.56
1992	3.41
1993	2.79
1994	2.81
1995	2.74
1996	2.60
1997	1.19
1998	1.88
1999	1.62
2000	0.25
2001	1.70
2002	1.48
2003	1.40
2004	0.03
2005	2.03
2006	1.55
2007	2.30
2008	1.40
2009	0.97
2010	0.99
2011	0.93
2012	1.11
2013	1.58
2014	1.93
2015	2.05
2016	2.26
2017	2.05
2018	2.02
2019	2.50
2020	1.60

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Pakistan was $45,787,710,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $60,121,170,000 in 2018 and $633,800,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	$643,700,000
1961	$633,800,000
1962	$728,100,000
1963	$880,400,000
1964	$983,800,000
1965	$1,035,000,000
1966	$899,200,000
1967	$1,098,000,000
1968	$1,048,500,000
1969	$1,007,270,000
1970	$1,101,940,000
1971	$915,960,000
1972	$666,430,000
1973	$973,610,000
1974	$1,739,910,000
1975	$2,129,290,000
1976	$2,132,650,000
1977	$2,451,880,000
1978	$3,285,270,000
1979	$4,060,730,000
1980	$5,349,540,000
1981	$5,631,600,000
1982	$5,449,980,000
1983	$5,326,060,000
1984	$5,853,800,000
1985	$5,888,530,000
1986	$5,367,240,000
1987	$5,818,740,000
1988	$6,588,440,000
1989	$7,107,043,000
1990	$7,382,994,000
1991	$8,431,484,000
1992	$9,375,038,000
1993	$9,492,427,000
1994	$8,884,516,000
1995	$11,460,540,000
1996	$12,149,840,000
1997	$11,611,890,000
1998	$9,308,165,000
1999	$10,297,650,000
2000	$10,721,950,000
2001	$10,165,520,000
2002	$11,238,130,000
2003	$13,048,550,000
2004	$17,757,670,000
2005	$25,410,790,000
2006	$29,825,750,000
2007	$32,593,940,000
2008	$42,326,570,000
2009	$31,645,040,000
2010	$37,537,030,000
2011	$43,578,260,000
2012	$43,813,260,000
2013	$43,775,180,000
2014	$47,544,890,000
2015	$43,989,640,000
2016	$46,998,270,000
2017	$57,286,160,000
2018	$60,121,170,000
2019	$50,006,640,000
2020	$45,787,710,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Pakistan was 1.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.43 in 1977, while its lowest value was 1.49 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	5.47
1961	5.54
1962	4.29
1963	3.82
1964	3.70
1965	3.54
1966	2.92
1967	1.90
1968	3.07
1969	2.30
1970	2.71
1971	3.39
1972	6.15
1973	5.12
1974	4.07
1975	4.01
1976	4.16
1977	7.43
1978	5.08
1979	4.18
1980	3.24
1981	3.01
1982	3.09
1983	2.43
1984	2.51
1985	1.90
1986	2.07
1987	1.81
1988	2.05
1989	1.81
1990	1.74
1991	1.49
1992	1.57
1993	1.68
1994	1.69
1995	1.60
1996	2.64
1997	2.24
1998	2.73
1999	2.33
2000	2.71
2001	3.16
2002	2.30
2003	2.65
2004	3.38
2005	3.01
2006	4.40
2007	4.54
2008	4.56
2009	4.21
2010	4.87
2011	4.48
2012	4.46
2013	5.26
2014	5.51
2015	5.00
2016	4.57
2017	3.98
2018	4.45
2019	3.41
2020	1.96

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports