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Goods imports

ECON-015 · CSS Evidence Bank v1

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US$59.1 billion — Goods imports · FY2024-25Pakistan Economic Survey · FY2024-25Source named — not yet verified

Source

Pakistan Economic Survey — https://finance.gov.pk/survey/chapter_26/Complete_PES2025_26.pdf. Verified in source set / retroactive normalization pending.

What it proves

Import-heavy growth creates recurrent pressure on foreign exchange when exports and remittances cannot keep pace.

Importstrade deficitBOP

Debates this card can serve

Is Pakistan's chronic balance of payments deficit structural or a result of policy?#212 · asked in 3 years Is weak export performance the root of Pakistan's recurring balance-of-payments crises?#50 · asked in 6 years Trade or aid: which better serves Pakistan's economic development?#302 · asked in 2 years