Pakistan’s trade balance with ECO Countries remains in deficit, NA told
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan’s volume of trade with Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Countries stands at US$ 3044.4 million, the National Assembly was told.
In a written reply to a question by Shahida Rehmani, the Minister for Commerce told the National Assembly on August 2 that in the Fiscal Year 2020-21, Pakistan’s overall trade balance with ECO Countries remained in negative as its exports were recorded at US$ 1437.2 million whereas its imports were US$ 1607.2 million.
The Minister told that among the ECO Countries, Pakistan enjoyed a surplus trade balance with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in FY 2020-21.