Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Pakistan
Pakistan: Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index was 0.25 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Pakistan, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.25 for bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.4% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Pakistan peaked at 0.95 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2024.
That places Pakistan 43rd out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.671 | 0.49 | 0.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.536 | 0.25 | 0.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture share gdp 23.02 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.02 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
- Rural population 60.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 154.34 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 93.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 311,166 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Pakistan?
- Bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Pakistan was 0.25 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 2013.
- What is the lowest bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for bananas — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Pakistan ranks 43rd out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK