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Pakistan's export trap and revealed comparative advantage
Pakistan has achieved remarkable specialisation in a narrow band of products while remaining largely absent from the world’s largest and fastest-growing markets. Total exports stood at USD 30.67 billion (2025) against global exports of USD 25.61 trillion, giving Pakistan a share of just 0.12 percent. The data shows that Pakistan’s top exports are overwhelmingly concentrated in textiles, agro-food, and a handful of other manufacturing products, and that in almost every case where Pakistan has a strong revealed comparative advantage (RCA), the global market for that product is either modest in s...
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