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Trade between the Netherlands and Pakistan

In 2024, the Netherlands exported $434 million to Pakistan and imported $1 billion. The Netherlands ran a deficit of $606 million with Pakistan, compared with a surplus of $106 million in 2019. Pakistan was the Netherlands’ 72nd largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and the Netherlands was Pakistan’s 17th (2%).

Summary

Netherlands → Pakistan
$434million
Pakistan → Netherlands
$1billion
The Netherlands’ balance
-$606million

Balance

The Netherlands’ trade balance with Pakistan

Trade between the Netherlands and Pakistan grew 4.5-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). The Netherlands’ exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 0.4
  • Imports 1
  • Balance -0.6

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$135 million$195 million-$60 million
1996$193 million$191 million$2 million
1997$159 million$185 million-$26 million
1998$131 million$201 million-$70 million
1999$105 million$195 million-$89 million
2000$115 million$184 million-$69 million
2001$152 million$200 million-$49 million
2002$138 million$187 million-$49 million
2003$251 million$273 million-$23 million
2004$297 million$318 million-$21 million
2005$271 million$312 million-$41 million
2006$346 million$339 million$7 million
2007$362 million$391 million-$28 million
2008$401 million$494 million-$93 million
2009$414 million$395 million$19 million
2010$418 million$395 million$23 million
2011$342 million$473 million-$131 million
2012$311 million$409 million-$98 million
2013$341 million$522 million-$182 million
2014$407 million$521 million-$114 million
2015$423 million$458 million-$36 million
2016$447 million$508 million-$61 million
2017$1 billion$550 million$476 million
2018$637 million$714 million-$78 million
2019$870 million$764 million$106 million
2020$522 million$733 million-$211 million
2021$694 million$979 million-$284 million
2022$754 million$1.1 billion-$302 million
2023$468 million$1 billion-$540 million
2024$434 million$1 billion-$606 million

What they sell each other

What the Netherlands sells to Pakistan

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Refined petroleum$91 million · 21%
    97 thousand tonnes · the Netherlands’ destinations
  2. Airplanes and helicopters$30 million · 6.9%
    169 tonnes
  3. Malt extract and food mixes$24 million · 5.5%
    4 thousand tonnes
  4. Aluminum scrap$19 million · 4.5%
    20 thousand tonnes
  5. Orthopedic and hearing devices$19 million · 4.4%
    23 tonnes
  6. Ferrous scrap$17 million · 3.9%
    48 thousand tonnes · the Netherlands’ destinations
  7. Hormones$16 million · 3.8%
    13 tonnes
  8. Medical and dental instruments$16 million · 3.7%
    309 tonnes · the Netherlands’ destinations
  9. Powdered and condensed milk$12 million · 2.8%
    5 thousand tonnes · the Netherlands’ destinations
  10. Cameras and broadcast equipment$10 million · 2.4%
    28 tonnes

What Pakistan sells to the Netherlands

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Bed, table and kitchen linen$394 million · 37.9%
    48 thousand tonnes
  2. Rice$87 million · 8.4%
    87 thousand tonnes · Pakistan’s destinations
  3. Men's suits and trousers$67 million · 6.5%
    3 thousand tonnes
  4. Sweaters and pullovers$53 million · 5.1%
    2 thousand tonnes
  5. Socks and tights$47 million · 4.5%
    5 thousand tonnes
  6. Ethyl alcohol (ethanol)$41 million · 3.9%
    51 thousand tonnes
  7. Men's knitted underwear and pajamas$40 million · 3.9%
    2 thousand tonnes
  8. Airplanes and helicopters$30 million · 2.9%
    76 tonnes · the Netherlands’ sources
  9. Women's suits and dresses$21 million · 2%
    1 thousand tonnes
  10. T-shirts$18 million · 1.8%
    1 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Estimated sea route from Rotterdam to Karachi.

The estimated sea route between Rotterdam and Karachi is 11,300 nautical miles (20,928 km) long: ≈ 26–33.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).

Because of the 2024 disruptions, traffic is split: 85% via the Strait of Dover and the Cape of Good Hope (11,300 nautical miles); and 15% via the Strait of Dover, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (6,435 nautical miles).

Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.

Split by transport mode

  1. Sea$1.3 billion · 85.3%
  2. Air$216 million · 14.7%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Pakistan was the Netherlands’ 72nd largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and the Netherlands was Pakistan’s 17th (2%).

Pakistan in the Netherlands’ trade
0.1%
Pakistan’s rank among the Netherlands’ partners
72nd
The Netherlands in Pakistan’s trade
1.5%
The Netherlands’ rank among Pakistan’s partners
17th

Compare with

Other partners of the Netherlands

Other partners of Pakistan

Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.