Pakistan | Imports and Exports | World | Cotton | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2011 - 2022
| Commodity | Reporter | Partner | Trade flow | Indicator | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| 52. Cotton | Pakistan | World | Exports | Value (US$) | 5,097,132,661.00 | 5,225,693,641.00 | 5,333,783,564.00 | 4,731,369,492.00 | 4,040,270,901.00 | 3,497,373,555.00 | 3,497,688,725.15 | 3,498,996,688.39 | 3,242,493,094.19 | 2,642,547,040.56 | 3,403,565,141.11 | 3,373,954,031.92 |
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | 27.00 | 2.52 | 2.06 | -11.29 | -14.60 | -13.43 | 0.00 | 0.03 | -7.33 | -18.50 | 28.79 | -0.87 | ||||
| Imports | Value (US$) | 909,279,381.00 | 683,983,365.00 | 1,046,709,066.00 | 741,595,816.00 | 662,978,144.00 | 719,253,672.00 | 974,979,717.38 | 1,243,764,503.45 | 832,048,068.28 | 1,392,682,228.60 | 1,905,274,521.09 | 2,049,492,130.52 | |||
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | 9.43 | -24.77 | 53.03 | -29.14 | -10.60 | 8.48 | 35.55 | 27.56 | -33.10 | 67.38 | 36.80 | 7.56 |
The value of exports of commodity group 52 "Cotton" from Pakistan totalled $ 3.37 billion in 2022. Sales of commodity group 52 from Pakistan decreased by 0.87% in value terms compared to 2021. exports of commodity group 52 "Cotton" decreased by $ 29 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 52 from Pakistan amounted $3.4 billion in 2021)
Exports of commodity group 52 "Cotton" amounted to 10.9% of total exports from Pakistan (cumulative merchandise exports from Pakistan totalled $ 30 billion in 2022). The share of commodity group 52 in total exports from Pakistan decreased by 0.854 p.p. compared to 2021 (it was 11.8% in 2021 and cumulative exports from Pakistan were equal to $ 28 billion).
Where does Pakistan export Cotton?
Top export destinations of "Cotton" from Pakistan in 2022:
- Bangladesh with a share of 21% (713 million US$)
- China with a share of 13.4% (452 million US$)
- Italy with a share of 7.12% (240 million US$)
- USA with a share of 5.69% (192 million US$)
- Turkey with a share of 5.23% (176 million US$)
- Portugal with a share of 4.98% (168 million US$)
- Germany with a share of 3.54% (119 million US$)
- Spain with a share of 3.13% (105 million US$)
- Sri Lanka with a share of 2.96% (100 million US$)
- Netherlands with a share of 2.79% (94 million US$)
Exports structure of 52 - Cotton - from Pakistan in 2022 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 27% (929 million US$): 5209 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2
- 26% (903 million US$): 5205 - Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale
- 21% (717 million US$): 5208 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2
- 11% (372 million US$): 5210 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200 g/m2
- 5.55% (187 million US$): 5211 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m2
- 3.94% (133 million US$): 5212 - Other woven fabrics of cotton.
- 1.57% (53 million US$): 5206 - Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale.
- 1.51% (51 million US$): 5202 - Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- 0.482% (16.2 million US$): 5201 - Cotton, not carded or combed.
- 0.253% (8.56 million US$): 5204 - Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale
The value of imports of commodity group 52 "Cotton" to Pakistan totalled $ 2.04 billion in 2022. Sales of commodity group 52 to Pakistan went up by 7.56% compared to 2021: imports of commodity group 52 "Cotton" went up by $ 144 million (the value of imports of commodity group 52 to Pakistan was equal to $1.9 billion in 2021)
Imports of commodity group 52 "Cotton" accounted for 2.92% of total import flow to Pakistan (in 2022, total imports to Pakistan amounted to $ 70 billion). The share of commodity group 52 in total imports to Pakistan increased by 0.306 p.p. compared to 2021 (it was 2.61% in 2021 and cumulative imports to Pakistan were equal to $ 72 billion).
Where does Pakistan import Cotton from?
Top trading partners (import of "Cotton") of Pakistan in 2022:
- USA with a share of 29% (607 million US$)
- Brazil with a share of 21% (433 million US$)
- Afghanistan with a share of 9.59% (196 million US$)
- Côte d`Ivoire with a share of 7.37% (151 million US$)
- China with a share of 4.05% (83 million US$)
- Australia with a share of 3.47% (71 million US$)
- Turkey with a share of 3.17% (64 million US$)
- Sudan with a share of 2.72% (55 million US$)
- Tanzania with a share of 2.49% (51 million US$)
- Mexico with a share of 2.25% (46 million US$)
Imports structure of 52 - Cotton - to Pakistan in 2022 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 94% (1.93 billion US$): 5201 - Cotton, not carded or combed.
- 2.89% (59 million US$): 5205 - Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale
- 1% (20 million US$): 5208 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2
- 0.661% (13.5 million US$): 5202 - Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
- 0.328% (6.72 million US$): 5209 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2
- 0.318% (6.52 million US$): 5206 - Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale.
- 0.119% (2.44 million US$): 5211 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m2
- 0.072% (1.48 million US$): 5210 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200 g/m2
- 0.056% (1.16 million US$): 5212 - Other woven fabrics of cotton.
- 0.001% (40 thousand US$): 5207 - Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale
