Share of imports that come from China in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of imports that come from China was 31.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Pakistan, 1948–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 31.5% for share of imports that come from china in 2025. That is the highest value across all 78 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Pakistan peaked at 31.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1955.
Pakistan ranks 19th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 5.7% | — |
| 1949 | 7.7% | +35.8% |
| 1950 | 5.1% | -33.8% |
| 1951 | 4.0% | -21.6% |
| 1952 | 0.5% | -88.4% |
| 1953 | 2.0% | +339.5% |
| 1954 | 0.7% | -66.5% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -85.1% |
| 1956 | 0.3% | +199.1% |
| 1957 | 2.0% | +568.3% |
| 1958 | 3.0% | +47.6% |
| 1959 | 1.4% | -53.4% |
| 1960 | 0.7% | -49.6% |
| 1961 | 0.6% | -10.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | +17.7% |
| 1964 | 1.9% | +152.1% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 3.6% | +67.1% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 4.1% | +45.1% |
| 1972 | 4.1% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 5.5% | +36.2% |
| 1974 | 3.5% | -37.1% |
| 1975 | 2.8% | -20.6% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | +18.3% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | -24.7% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +27.1% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | +31.4% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | +19.8% |
| 1990 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +30.2% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +31.7% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +33.7% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | +19.5% |
| 2025 | 31.5% | +11.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 31.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 31.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.7%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | +568.3% | 0.3% | 2.0% |
| 1953 | +339.5% | 0.5% | 2.0% |
| 1956 | +199.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1964 | +152.1% | 0.8% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 0.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 4.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 14.0% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 23.5% | 31.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 16 Paraguay 34.8% compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 33.6% compare
- 18 Thailand 31.8% compare
- 20 Macao 31.3% compare
- 21 Central African Republic 31.2% compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 30.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 17.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 335.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.9222 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 314.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.6734 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Pakistan?
- Share of imports that come from china in Pakistan was 31.5% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1955.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Pakistan ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.