Pakistan has not diversified the exports..from last 50 yrs Textile and agriculture products
out of the top 10 exports..textiles and cotton counts for more than 55%
- Miscellaneous textiles, worn clothing: US$5.5 billion (19.1% of total exports)
- Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: $4.5 billion (15.6%)
- Cotton: $3.4 billion (11.8%)
- Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet): $3.4 billion (11.8%)
- Cereals: $2.3 billion (7.8%)
- Copper: $818.3 million (2.8%)
- Leather/animal gut articles: $697.6 million (2.4%)
- Fruits, nuts: $492.9 million (1.7%)
- Salt, sulphur, stone, cement: $484.7 million (1.7%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $437 million (1.5%)
Coming to top 10 exporting countries ..US alone is 70%
Pakistan’s Major Trading Partners
The latest available country-specific data shows that 69.7% of products exported from Pakistan were bought by importers in: United States of America (21.1% of the Pakistani total), mainland China (10.5%), United Kingdom (7.3%), Germany (5.4%), Netherlands (4.9%), United Arab Emirates (4.1%), Spain (3.5%), Italy (3.1%), Afghanistan (2.9%), Bangladesh (2.8%), Belgium (2.5%) and France (1.6%).
Relationship with US , demand for textiles and climate impact of cotton crop and yearly production of cotton are major factors that have impact of economy
Pakistan should have moved to service sector exports ..which require only manpower to depend on ..and does not require any raw materials to import nor impacted by climate changes