| Pakistan Trades (Million Us $) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Exports (BOP) | Growth Rate | Imports (BOP) | Growth Rate | Balance of Trade | |||||
| Value | Cumulative | Value | Cumulative | |||||||
| a | b | Monthly | Period to Period | c | d | Monthly | Period to Period | a-c | b-d | |
| 1970-71 | 683 | — | — | — | 1,187 | — | — | — | -504 | — |
| 1971-72 | 625 | — | -8.6 | — | 954 | — | -19.6 | — | -329 | — |
| 1972-73 | 766 | — | 22.6 | — | 889 | — | -6.8 | — | -123 | — |
| 1973-74 | 1,020 | — | 33.1 | — | 1,493 | — | 67.9 | — | -473 | — |
| 1974-75 | 978 | — | -4.1 | — | 2,114 | — | 41.6 | — | -1,137 | — |
| 1975-76 | 1,162 | — | 18.9 | — | 2,139 | — | 1.2 | — | -977 | — |
| 1976-77 | 1,132 | — | -2.6 | — | 2,418 | — | 13.0 | — | -1,286 | — |
| 1977-78 | 1,497 | — | 32.3 | — | 3,174 | — | 31.3 | — | -1,677 | — |
| 1978-79 | 1,644 | — | 9.8 | — | 3,816 | — | 20.2 | — | -2,172 | — |
| 1979-80 | 2,341 | — | 42.4 | — | 4,857 | — | 27.3 | — | -2,516 | — |
| 1980-81 | 2,799 | — | 19.6 | — | 5,563 | — | 14.6 | — | -2,765 | — |
| 1981-82 | 2,316 | — | -17.2 | — | 5,771 | — | 3.7 | — | -3,455 | — |
| 1982-83 | 2,627 | — | 13.4 | — | 5,618 | — | -2.7 | — | -2,991 | — |
| 1983-84 | 2,665 | — | 1.5 | — | 5,990 | — | 6.6 | — | -3,325 | — |
| 1984-85 | 2,458 | — | -7.8 | — | 6,017 | — | 0.4 | — | -3,559 | — |
| 1985-86 | 2,943 | — | 19.7 | — | 6,000 | — | -0.3 | — | -3,057 | — |
| 1986-87 | 3,488 | — | 18.5 | — | 5,793 | — | -3.5 | — | -2,305 | — |
| 1987-88 | 4,361 | — | 25.0 | — | 6,917 | — | 19.4 | — | -2,556 | — |
| 1988-89 | 4,628 | — | 6.1 | — | 7,201 | — | 4.1 | — | -2,573 | — |
| 1989-90 | 4,924 | — | 6.4 | — | 7,414 | — | 3.0 | — | -2,490 | — |
| 1990-91 | 5,894 | — | 19.7 | — | 8,387 | — | 13.1 | — | -2,493 | — |
| 1991-92 | 6,761 | — | 14.7 | — | 9,000 | — | 7.3 | — | -2,238 | — |
| 1992-93 | 6,782 | — | 0.3 | — | 10,049 | — | 11.7 | — | -3,267 | — |
| 1993-94 | 6,684 | — | -1.4 | — | 8,691 | — | -13.5 | — | -2,007 | — |
| 1994-95 | 7,776 | — | 16.3 | — | 10,298 | — | 18.5 | — | -2,522 | — |
| 1995-96 | 8,311 | — | 6.9 | — | 12,015 | — | 16.7 | — | -3,704 | — |
| 1996-97 | 8,096 | — | -2.6 | — | 11,236 | — | -6.5 | — | -3,140 | — |
| 1997-98 | 8,434 | — | 4.2 | — | 10,301 | — | -8.3 | — | -1,867 | — |
| 1998-99 | 7,528 | — | -10.7 | — | 9,613 | — | -6.7 | — | -2,085 | — |
| 1999-00 | 8,191 | — | 8.8 | — | 9,602 | — | -0.1 | — | -1,411 | — |
| 2000-01 | 8,934 | — | 9.1 | — | 10,202 | — | 6.2 | — | -1,268 | — |
| 2001-02 | 9,140 | — | 2.3 | — | 9,434 | — | -7.5 | — | -294 | — |
| 2002-03 | 10,889 | — | 19.1 | — | 11,333 | — | 20.1 | — | -444 | — |
| 2003-04 | 12,396 | — | 13.8 | — | 13,604 | — | 20.0 | — | -1,208 | — |
| 2004-05 | 14,481 | — | 16.8 | — | 18,996 | — | 39.64 | — | -4,515 | — |
| 2005-06 | 16,572 | — | 14.4 | — | 24,893 | — | 31.0 | — | -8,321 | — |
| 2006-07 | 17,301 | — | 4.4 | — | 26,873 | — | 8.0 | — | -9,572 | — |
| 2007-08 | 20,448 | — | 18.2 | — | 35,283 | — | 31.3 | — | -14,835 | — |
| 2008-09 | 19,125 | — | -6.5 | — | 31,667 | — | -10.2 | — | -12,542 | — |
| 2009-10 | 19,680 | — | 2.9 | — | 31,133 | — | -1.7 | — | -11,453 | — |
| 2010-11 | 25,369 | — | 28.9 | — | 35,796 | — | 15.0 | — | -10,427 | — |
| 2011-12 | 24,718 | — | -2.6 | — | 40,370 | — | 12.8 | — | -15,651 | — |
| 2012-13 | 24,802 | — | 0.3 | — | 40,157 | — | -0.5 | — | -15,355 | — |
| 2013-14 | 25,078 | — | 1.1 | — | 41,668 | — | 3.8 | — | -16,590 | — |
| 2014-15 | 24,090 | — | -3.9 | — | 41,357 | — | -0.7 | — | -17,267 | — |
| 2015-16 | 21,972 | — | -8.8 | — | 41,255 | — | -0.2 | — | -19,283 | — |
| 2016-17 | 22,003 | — | 0.1 | — | 48,683 | — | 18.0 | — | -26,680 | — |
| Jul-17 P | 1,821 | 1,821 | -3.3 | 20.8 | 4,644 | 4,644 | -9.1 | 48.9 | -2,823 | -2,823 |
| Aug-17 P | 2,098 | 3,919 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 4,328 | 8,972 | -6.8 | 27.5 | -2,230 | -5,053 |
| Sep-17 P | 1,745 | 5,664 | -16.8 | 12.1 | 3,964 | 12,936 | -8.4 | 25.2 | -2,219 | -7,272 |
| Oct-17 P | 1,973 | 7,637 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 4,436 | 17,372 | 11.9 | 25.8 | -2,463 | -9,735 |
| Nov-17 P | 2,158 | 9,795 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 4,642 | 22,014 | 4.6 | 23.9 | -2,484 | -12,219 |
| Dec-17 P | 2,000 | 11,795 | -7.3 | 10.9 | 4,424 | 26,438 | -4.7 | 20.1 | -2,424 | -14,643 |
| Jan-18 P | 2,113 | 13,908 | 5.6 | 11.8 | 4,906 | 31,344 | 10.9 | 19.0 | -2,793 | -17,436 |
| Feb-18 P | 2,059 | 15,967 | -2.5 | 12.1 | 4,334 | 35,678 | -11.7 | 17.2 | -2,275 | -19,711 |
| Mar-18 R | 2,305 | 18,272 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 4,943 | 40,621 | 14.1 | 16.8 | -2,638 | -22,349 |
| Apr-18 P | 2,286 | 20,558 | -0.8 | 13.3 | 4,939 | 45,560 | -0.1 | 17.1 | -2,653 | -25,002 |
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| Interest Rates In Pakistan (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| w.e.f. | SBP Reverse Repo Rate | SBP Repo Rate | SBP Policy (Target) Rate |
| 8-Oct-2012 | 10 | 7 | – |
| 17-Dec-2012 | 9.5 | 6.5 | – |
| 11-Feb-2013 | 9.5 | 7 | – |
| 24-Jun-2013 | 9 | 6.5 | – |
| 16-Sep-2013 | 9.5 | 7 | – |
| 18-Nov-2013 | 10 | 7.5 | – |
| 17-Nov-2014 | 9.5 | 7 | – |
| 26-Jan-2015 | 8.5 | 6 | – |
| 24-Mar-2015 | 8 | 5.5 | – |
| 25-May-2015 | 7 | 5 | 6.5 |
| 14-Sep-2015 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 23-May-2016 | 6.25 | 4.25 | 5.75 |
| 26-Jan-2018 till date | 6.5 | 4.5 | 6 |