Pakistan’s Exports to Afghanistan Increase by 3.63 Percent in 6 Months
The overall exports to Afghanistan were recorded at US $260.716 million during July-December (2023-24) against exports of US $251.580 million during July-December (2022-23), SBP data revealed.
On a year-to-year basis, the exports to Afghanistan decreased by 26.83 percent from $38.297 million in December 2022, against the exports of $28.019 million in December 2023.
Meanwhile, on a month-on-month basis, the exports to Afghanistan also witnessed a decline of 46.02 percent during December 2023 as compared to the exports of $51.911 million in November 2023, the SBP data revealed.
Overall Pakistan’s exports to other countries witnessed an increase of 4.99 percent in the first six months, from US $14.222 billion to US $15.288 billion, the SBP data revealed.
On the other hand, the imports from Afghanistan into the country during the months under review were recorded at US $4.425 million against US $13.253 million last year, showing a decline of 66.61 percent in July- December (2023-24).
On a year-on-year basis, the imports for Afghanistan decreased by 28.39 percent from US $1.729 million in December 2022, against the imports of US $1.238 million in December 2023.
On a month-on-month basis, the imports from Afghanistan into the country witnessed a nominal decrease of 3.95 percent during December 2023, as compared to the imports of US $1.289 million during November 2023, according to the data.
The overall imports into the country witnessed a decrease of 14.69 percent, from $29.588 billion to US $25.241 billion, according to the data.
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