Private Sector in South Asia

62 indicators covering private sector for South Asia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Merchandise trade 30.0% 2025 down 6.7% 45th
Food imports 5.6% 2024 up 15.3% 46th
Manufactures imports 47.1% 2024 up 13.0% 46th
Merchandise imports 864.53 billion current US$ 2025 up 86.0% 27th
Food exports 11.8% 2024 down 1.7% 22nd
Manufactures exports 67.0% 2024 up 6.8% 18th
Merchandise exports 510.58 billion current US$ 2025 up 63.4% 29th
Commercial service exports 433.81 billion current US$ 2025 up 158.5% 21st
Transport services 20.4% 2025 down 19.6% 35th
Computer, communications and other services 59.1% 2025 up 16.1% 1st
Commercial service imports 223.58 billion current US$ 2025 up 134.4% 27th
Computer, communications and other services 80.6% 2025 up 16.2% 1st
Travel services 17.3% 2025 down 4.7% 40th
Travel services 7.6% 2025 down 46.9% 45th
Transport services 9.0% 2025 down 22.2% 43rd
Insurance and financial services 3.2% 2025 down 42.7% 47th
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 20.0% 2023 down 23.9% 1st
Merchandise imports from high-income economies 57.8% 2023 up 2.3% 27th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 38.3% 2023 up 2.5% 8th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 24.9% 2023 up 27.2% 10th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 0.8% 2023 down 31.0% 43rd
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ame 3.1% 2023 down 2.4% 28th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle Ea 4.9% 2023 down 30.3% 1st
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asi 3.9% 2023 up 18.4% 21st
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Sahar 4.5% 2023 down 28.8% 16th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 99.2% 24th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 763.30 billion current US$ 2023 up 44.6% 27th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within regio 3.9% 2023 up 18.4% 40th
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 14.7% 2023 down 18.1% 2nd
Merchandise exports to high-income economies 66.7% 2023 up 1.5% 17th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 27.2% 2023 down 4.8% 15th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & 9.6% 2023 down 14.4% 37th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Ce 2.3% 2023 up 21.1% 32nd
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ameri 3.9% 2023 up 16.2% 21st
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East 3.3% 2023 down 24.0% 9th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 6.0% 2023 up 7.0% 15th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan 8.1% 2023 up 4.3% 16th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 47.3% 21st
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 481.48 billion current US$ 2023 up 43.0% 28th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 6.0% 2023 up 7.0% 39th
Insurance and financial services 2.8% 2025 down 41.0% 39th
International tourism, receipts for travel items 39.26 billion current US$ 2019 up 184.7% 30th
International tourism, expenditures for travel items 28.37 billion current US$ 2019 up 149.7% 33rd
International tourism, number of arrivals 27.10 million 2019 up 221.9% 40th
High-technology exports 18.1% 2024 up 96.7% 20th
High-technology exports 41.05 billion current US$ 2023 up 127.0% 23rd
International tourism, receipts 41.88 billion current US$ 2019 up 75.3% 23rd
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items 2.64 billion current US$ 2019 up 79.1% 28th
International tourism, expenditures 36.80 billion current US$ 2019 up 93.5% 30th
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items 8.43 billion current US$ 2019 up 141.1% 20th
International tourism, expenditures 4.6% 2019 up 37.1% 39th
International tourism, receipts 6.6% 2019 up 53.6% 31st
Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process 2.62 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 8.7% 17th
Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related in 2.52 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 5.2% 27th
Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced sh 2.8 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 8.4% 17th
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics servi 2.88 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 9.2% 15th
Logistics performance index: Overall 2.83 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 9.2% 18th
Logistics performance index: Frequency with which shipments reach cons 3.12 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 7.4% 18th
Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments 2.77 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 9.4% 21st
International tourism, number of departures 37.27 million 2019 up 116.7% 25th