Pakistan’s trade volume with the United Arab Emirates reached $10.01 billion in 2025, marking a 20.24% increase so far in the current fiscal year, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told the National Assembly on Monday.
The details were shared in a written reply to a question by Member of National Assembly Naveed Amir during Question Hour in a session chaired by Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.
Dar said that Pakistan and the UAE have long-standing and historic ties, with both sides committed to strengthening the economic dimension of their strategic partnership.
According to the figures, Pakistan’s exports to the UAE in 2025 totaled $2.1 billion, while imports from the UAE stood at $8 billion.
The Foreign Office also presented trade statistics with several other countries, including Bangladesh, China, the United Kingdom, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and France.
Dar reported that Pakistan’s total trade volume with Bangladesh in 2024 was $791.58 million. Exports to Bangladesh were $741.41 million, and imports from Bangladesh totaled $50.17 million.
With China, Pakistan’s bilateral trade in 2024 stood at $25.8 billion, with Chinese exports to Pakistan valued at $2.8 billion and Pakistan’s imports from China at $20.2 billion.
Trade with the United Kingdom reached £4.7 billion in 2024, an increase of 7.3% or £320 million over the previous year. Pakistan’s exports to the UK were £2.5 billion, while imports from the UK totaled £2.2 billion.
Pakistan’s trade with Azerbaijan in 2024 was valued at $14.99 million. Of that, $4.18 million were exports from Pakistan, and $10.81 million were imports from Azerbaijan.
With Turkmenistan, bilateral trade in 2024 totaled $4.85 million. Pakistan’s exports accounted for $1.21 million, while imports stood at $3.65 million.
Pakistan’s trade with France in 2024 reached $1.765 billion, with exports valued at $1.417 billion and imports totaling $347.8 million.
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