The top three trade commodities that Pakistan exports are house linens, rice, and non-retail pure cotton yarn. Let me show you Pakistan’s exports for these commodities to explain how this is the case.
First up are house linens. Pakistan is the world’s second largest exporter of house linens and has a very high comparative advantage (ease and efficiency) in producing them. Thanks to its very high comparative advantage, Pakistan is able to annually export an incredible $5 billion usd worth of house linens.
Next we have Pakistan’s rice exports. Pakistan is the world’s third largest rice exporter and has a very high comparative advantage in rice production. As such, Pakistan is able to produce a very impressive 10.4 million tons and export $1.5 billion usd worth of rice each year
Lastly, there are Pakistan’s cotton yarn exports. Pakistan is the world’s third largest exporter of non-retail pure cotton yarn and as expected, has a very high comparative advantage in the production of this good as well. So it’s unsurprising that Pakistan is able to export a sizable $1 billion usd worth of non-retail pure cotton yarn each year.