Regional export playbook

Pakistan in Southeast Asia
where to look next

Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and product opportunities across Southeast Asia. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

PAK8 markets2024 trade year
3-year opportunity$350.3BCalculated addressable value
Buyer markets8Markets with qualifying rows
FTA markets1Reported access indicator
Avg. distance4,291 kmAverage reported distance
Avg. entry days24Business entry indicator

Southeast Asia regional view

Should Pakistan focus here?

The answer depends on demand, product fit, access, competition, and route economics. This playbook shows where the available trade signals are strongest.

Largest market shown

Singapore

$101.8B calculated opportunity across 24 screened products.

Regional footprint

8 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.

MarketOpportunityProductsFTADistanceEntry daysTop product
SingaporeSGP$101.8B24Not reported4,819 km2Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542
Viet NamVNM$84.5B21Not reported3,509 km16Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks
MalaysiaMYS$61.8B23Reported4,510 km18Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude
ThailandTHA$54.7B18Not reported3,543 km6Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude
IndonesiaIDN$33.7B12Not reported5,672 km13Product not reported
PhilippinesPHL$10.3B5Not reported5,244 km33Product not reported
MyanmarMMR$2.5B1Not reported2,972 km7Product not reported
CambodiaKHM$1.0B1Not reported4,057 km99Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04,and other than those made of wool, fine animal hair, cotton, synthetic or artificial fibres

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.

RankMarketProductOpportunityBuyer growthCurrent share
1SingaporeSGPHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$17.5B+4.4%+0.0%
2Viet NamVNMHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$17.1B+26.8%+0.0%
3ThailandTHAHS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$15.0B+8.4%+0.4%
4SingaporeSGPHS 854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$13.0B+6.4%+0.0%
5Viet NamVNMHS 851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$12.1B+20.7%+0.0%
6Viet NamVNMHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$11.6B+22.2%+0.0%
7Viet NamVNMHS 854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$11.5B+25.9%+0.0%
8IndonesiaIDNHS 271012Product description unavailable$10.1B+10.6%+0.0%
9SingaporeSGPHS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$8.7B+5.1%+0.1%
10MalaysiaMYSHS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$8.3B+16.0%+0.0%
11MalaysiaMYSHS 271012Product description unavailable$7.7B+11.1%+0.7%
12SingaporeSGPHS 271019Product description unavailable$7.1B+9.1%+0.5%
13SingaporeSGPHS 854232Electronic integrated circuits: memories$6.9B+3.4%+0.0%
14MalaysiaMYSHS 854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$6.5B+5.1%+0.0%
15SingaporeSGPHS 841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$6.1B+13.1%+0.0%
16ThailandTHAHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$5.9B+12.2%+0.0%
17SingaporeSGPHS 271012Product description unavailable$5.8B+8.9%+0.0%
18ThailandTHAHS 847180Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471$5.7B+16.0%+0.0%
19ThailandTHAHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$5.7B+5.7%+0.0%
20SingaporeSGPHS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$5.6B+9.4%+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 85

HS2 sector 85

37 screened products with $273.0B of reported buyer imports.

$163.5BCalculated opportunity · +10.7% average growth

HS2 00

HS2 sector 00

11 screened products with $120.7B of reported buyer imports.

$54.2BCalculated opportunity · +10.8% average growth

HS2 84

HS2 sector 84

17 screened products with $61.7B of reported buyer imports.

$43.1BCalculated opportunity · +10.7% average growth

HS2 27

HS2 sector 27

4 screened products with $78.3B of reported buyer imports.

$35.4BCalculated opportunity · +9.2% average growth

HS2 88

HS2 sector 88

3 screened products with $8.4B of reported buyer imports.

$6.6BCalculated opportunity · +5.8% average growth

HS2 10

HS2 sector 10

4 screened products with $9.7B of reported buyer imports.

$6.5BCalculated opportunity · +13.5% average growth

HS2 60

HS2 sector 60

4 screened products with $5.2B of reported buyer imports.

$5.9BCalculated opportunity · +17.9% average growth

HS2 23

HS2 sector 23

2 screened products with $4.7B of reported buyer imports.

$4.6BCalculated opportunity · +13.0% average growth

Frequently asked questions

Using the Southeast Asia export playbook

Practical guidance for interpreting regional market and product comparisons.

Should Pakistan 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.