Japan - Pakistan Trade and Investment Relations

1. Trade
(1) Japan - Pakistan Trade Volume
Note: Calendar Year (January – December)
Source: Trade Statistics (Ministry of Finance, Japan)
● Pakistan’s exports to Japan constituted 6.8% of its total exports in 1992-93, which has declined to 1.1% in 2003-04 (Source: Government of Pakistan, “Pakistan Economic Survey 2004-05”).

● Pakistan’s imports from Japan were 15.9% of its total imports in 1992-93, which has declined to 6.0% in 2003-04 (Source: Government of Pakistan, “Pakistan Economic Survey 2004-05”). However, Japan’s exports to Pakistan have improved since 2001 as the economic recovery in Pakistan.
(2) Japan - Pakistan Trade Items

Pakistan’s major exports to Japan in 2007.

Pakistan’s major imports from Japan in 2007.

Source: Trade Statistics (Ministry of Finance, Japan)
  • Pakistan’s major exports are textile thread & Textile Products.
  • Pakistan’s major imports are electric equipment and automobile & parts.
2. Investment
(1) Flow of Japanese Investment to Pakistan
Note: Pakistan Fiscal Year (July – June)
Source: State Bank of Pakistan, Annual Report 2008-09, Ministry of Finance, Economic Survey.

・Japan is the tenth largest investment partner of Pakistan with 68.2 million US dollars in 2008-09.

(2) Major Sectors of Japanese Investment in Pakistan
(FY03/04)
Note: Pakistan Fiscal Year (July – June)
Source:
Board of Investment.
  • The major Japanese investment to Pakistan is to automobile sector which shrunk by  40 % compared to the previous fiscal year 2007-08 due to economic recession affected by rapidly increased international commodity price and the world financial crisis.
3. Agreement
(1) Bilateral Investment Treaty (PDF)

(2) Tax Treaty (PDF)

 

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