Largest market shown
India
$13.9B calculated opportunity across 31 screened products.
Regional export playbook
Djibouti in South Asia
where to look next
Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and product opportunities across South Asia. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.
3-year opportunity$19.4BCalculated addressable value
Buyer markets4Markets with qualifying rows
FTA markets0Reported access indicator
Avg. distance4,083 kmAverage reported distance
Avg. entry days16Business entry indicator
South Asia regional view
Should Djibouti focus here?
The answer depends on demand, product fit, access, competition, and route economics. This playbook shows where the available trade signals are strongest.
Regional footprint
4 buyer markets
Reported trade and access indicators are available for the qualifying markets shown below.
How to use the guide
Compare demand with access
Start with the strongest markets, then validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, and competition at product level.
Market comparison
Which markets deserve a closer look?
Markets are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity across the qualifying products in this regional view.
| Market | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndiaIND | $13.9B | 31 | Not reported | 4,011 km | 18 | Product not reported |
| PakistanPAK | $3.5B | 7 | Not reported | 3,912 km | 17 | Product not reported |
| NepalNPL | $1.9B | 1 | Not reported | 4,739 km | 23 | Product not reported |
| AfghanistanAFG | $153.3M | 1 | Not reported | 3,668 km | 9 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale |
Top regional opportunities
Products and markets to review
The rows below are screened by reported buyer demand, exporter position, and available history. Calculated opportunity is a research signal, not a forecast.
| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IndiaIND | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $2.1B | +4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2 | NepalNPL | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $1.9B | +9.8% | +0.0% |
| 3 | IndiaIND | HS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.8B | +5.1% | +0.0% |
| 4 | PakistanPAK | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $1.7B | +16.9% | +0.0% |
| 5 | IndiaIND | HS 760200Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.2B | +17.8% | +0.0% |
| 6 | IndiaIND | HS 071331Vegetables, leguminous: beans of the species vigna mungo (l.) hepper or vigna radiata (l.) wilczek, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $729.6M | +10.0% | +0.1% |
| 7 | IndiaIND | HS 071320Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $727.0M | +15.2% | +0.7% |
| 8 | PakistanPAK | HS 090240Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $620.2M | +5.0% | +0.0% |
| 9 | IndiaIND | HS 392690Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $603.1M | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| 10 | IndiaIND | HS 071340Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $586.0M | +15.8% | +0.0% |
| 11 | IndiaIND | HS 720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $545.7M | +8.5% | +0.0% |
| 12 | IndiaIND | HS 740400Copper: waste and scrap | $488.5M | +8.7% | +0.1% |
| 13 | IndiaIND | HS 220830Whiskies | $452.0M | +13.2% | +0.0% |
| 14 | IndiaIND | HS 071360Vegetables, leguminous: pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $438.4M | +10.7% | +0.0% |
| 15 | IndiaIND | HS 390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $400.6M | +6.4% | +0.0% |
| 16 | PakistanPAK | HS 720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $399.2M | +20.9% | +0.0% |
| 17 | IndiaIND | HS 720421Ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel | $376.7M | +19.9% | +0.0% |
| 18 | IndiaIND | HS 999999Commodities not specified according to kind | $354.7M | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| 19 | IndiaIND | HS 390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $353.4M | +7.6% | +0.0% |
| 20 | IndiaIND | HS 390740Polycarbonates: in primary forms | $334.7M | +13.9% | +0.0% |
Sector opportunities
Which product families lead?
HS2 groups make it easier to compare broad product families before moving to individual HS6 products.
HS2 00
HS2 sector 00
3 screened products with $9.4B of reported buyer imports.
$5.7BCalculated opportunity · +10.5% average growthHS2 07
HS2 sector 07
6 screened products with $3.5B of reported buyer imports.
$2.7BCalculated opportunity · +14.2% average growthHS2 39
HS2 sector 39
6 screened products with $4.9B of reported buyer imports.
$2.1BCalculated opportunity · +9.1% average growthHS2 15
HS2 sector 15
1 screened products with $1.9B of reported buyer imports.
$1.8BCalculated opportunity · +5.1% average growthHS2 72
HS2 sector 72
4 screened products with $5.3B of reported buyer imports.
$1.5BCalculated opportunity · +18.5% average growthHS2 76
HS2 sector 76
2 screened products with $3.5B of reported buyer imports.
$1.4BCalculated opportunity · +15.9% average growthHS2 09
HS2 sector 09
3 screened products with $1.1B of reported buyer imports.
$953.3MCalculated opportunity · +11.1% average growthHS2 22
HS2 sector 22
2 screened products with $536.9M of reported buyer imports.
$557.9MCalculated opportunity · +21.9% average growthFrequently asked questions
Using the South Asia export playbook
Practical guidance for interpreting regional market and product comparisons.
Should Djibouti focus on this region?
Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.
What does calculated opportunity mean?
It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.
How should exporters use this page?
Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.