ISLAMABAD, Sep 27 (APP): Pakistan\u2019s bilateral trade with Central Asian states, along with Afghanistan and Azerbaijan, surged to $2.41 billion in FY25, showing a sharp increase from $1.92 billion in the previous fiscal year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan\u2019s exports to these countries surged to $1.77 billion, while imports were recorded at $641 million. This represents a clear recovery from FY24, when exports were recorded at $1.34 billion and imports reached $581 million, said a documents available with Wealth Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Afghanistan continues to dominate as Pakistan\u2019s largest trading partner in the region, with exports rising to $1.39 billion and imports reaching $612.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kazakhstan has also emerged as a significant partner, with exports from Pakistan increasing to $250.8 million while Uzbekistan followed with $91.4 million in exports and $20.3 million in imports in FY25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other partners, including Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan, maintained smaller yet consistent shares in bilateral trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The regional trade context highlights enormous untapped potential. Central Asian countries managed a massive $318.01 billion in global trade during FY24, yet Pakistan\u2019s share in this remains under $0.5 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Pakistan-Central Asia transit trade stood at $410 million in FY25, signalling growing reliance on Pakistan\u2019s corridors for regional connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Experts underline that while the current trade growth is encouraging, Pakistan\u2019s real opportunity lies in establishing direct connectivity and strategic trade routes with the Central Asian bloc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, Sep 27 (APP): Pakistan\u2019s bilateral trade with Central Asian states, along with Afghanistan and Azerbaijan, surged to $2.41 billion in FY25, showing a sharp increase from $1.92 billion in the previous fiscal year. Pakistan\u2019s exports to these countries surged to $1.77 billion, while imports […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[460],"class_list":["post-4036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-pakistans-trade-with-central-asia-and-afghanistan-and-azerbaijan-hits-2-41bn-in-fy25"],"yoast_head":"\n