Pakistan’s exports of goods and services to Afghanistan witnessed a decrease of 13.59 percent during the eight months of financial year (2020-21) as compared to the corresponding period of last year, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported.
The overall Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan were recorded at $629.324 million during July-February (2020-21) against exports of $728.315 million during July-February (2019-20), showing a decline of 13.59 percent, SBP data revealed.
Meanwhile, on year-on-year basis, the exports to Afghanistan during February 2021 declined by 10 percent, from $95.194 million against the exports of $85.674 million.
On month-on-month basis, the Pakistani exports to Afghanistan also dipped by 8.21 percent during February 2021 as compared to the exports of $93.341 million in January 2021, the SBP data revealed. Overall Pakistan’s exports to other countries witnessed a decline of 2.26 percent in eight months, from $16.438 billion to $16.065 billion, the SBP data revealed.
