# Pakistan HS 720421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720421 exports from Pakistan: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Pakistan |
| HS6 | 720421 |
| Latest exports | $21.1M |
| Active destinations | 22 |
| Three-year growth | +9.7% |
| Destination HHI | 1,573 |
| Weighted share | 6.1% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Saudi Arabia at $6.8K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Namibia at $83.0 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.5K / ton.
- Price spread: 452.6%.

## Export history

- 2010: $20.6M
- 2011: $15.3M
- 2012: $10.2M
- 2013: $8.3M
- 2014: $5.3M
- 2015: $2.6M
- 2016: $1.7M
- 2017: $3.0M
- 2018: $3.6M
- 2019: $6.2M
- 2020: $8.6M
- 2021: $14.1M
- 2022: $12.9M
- 2023: $18.9M
- 2024: $18.6M

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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