Ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane ePakistan sekukhuphuke kwafinyelela kumathani angaphezu kwezigidi eziyisishiyagalombili, okwenza izwe libe sezingeni eliphezulu labakhiqizi abayi-10 emhlabeni jikelele. Lokhu kwanda okuphawulekayo kumelela ingqopha-mlando, njengoba izwe manje limi njengomkhiqizi wamazambane endaweni yesishiyagalolunye emhlabeni wonke. Kule minyaka emithathu edlule, iPakistan ibone ukukhula okumangazayo ekukhiqizeni, okukhuphuke kusuka kumathani ayizigidi ezi-5.87 ngo-2020-21 kuya emathani alindelwe ayizigidi eziyi-8.01 ngo-2022-2023, okubonisa ukwanda okumangazayo okungaphezu kwama-35%.
Njengoba isizini yamanje isondela esiphelweni, izilinganiso zikhomba ukuthi iPakistan isilungele ukuzuza esinye isitshalo esingeqopha umlando, ngesivuno okulindelekile esingafika kumathani ayizigidi eziyisishiyagalombili amazambane. Ikakhulukazi, iChina yathatha isikhundla esiphezulu ngamathani amazambane amangalisayo ayizigidi ezingama-95.6 avunwa ngo-2022, ilandelwa yiNdiya endaweni yesibili ngamathani ayizigidi ezingama-56.1, kwathi i-Ukraine endaweni yesithathu ngamathani ayizigidi ezingama-20.9. IPakistan ithole indawo yesishiyagalolunye ngamathani ayizigidi ezingu-7.79, okuqinisekisa ukuba khona kwayo phakathi kwabakhiqizi bamazambane abahamba phambili emhlabeni jikelele.
Izibalo ezisemthethweni zenkathi ka-2022-2023 ziveza ukuthi amazambane alinywa kumahektha angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-0.330, okuholele ekukhiqizeni amathani ayizigidi ezingu-7.94. Leli zinga lokuphumayo limele ukukhuphuka ngo-1.9% uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule kanye nokukhuphuka okumangalisayo okungama-31.8% ngaphezu kwalokho okuhlosiwe. Ngaphandle kwale nqubekelaphambili, isilinganiso sezwe sokukhiqiza amathani angama-23 ehektheleni sisalokhu siphansi uma kuqhathaniswa namazinga omhlaba, okugqamisa izindawo ezingase zibe ngcono.
Emkhakheni wokuthunyelwa kwempahla kwamanye amazwe, iPakistan imvamisa ithumela amathani angama-516,000 amazambane amasha noma abandayo, iziqhayisa ngenani elimaphakathi lama- $103,000 ukuthunyelwa ngakunye. Ngokuphawulekayo, izwe lihlangabezane nezinga lokukhula lonyaka elingu-3%, okubonisa inani leyunithi engu-$185 ngesikhathi esifanayo. Emakethe yomhlaba wonke yamazambane asanda kufakwa namakhandiwe, iPakistan ingama-3% amasheya athunyelwa ngaphandle, kanti i-Afghanistan, iSri Lanka, i-United Arab Emirates, iRussia neQatar zihamba phambili njengezindawo ezinhlanu ezihamba phambili zokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe.
Ukutshalwa kwamazambane ePakistan kugxile kakhulu esifundazweni sasePunjab, lapho izitshalo ezingaphezu kuka-95% zitshalwa abalimi abazinikele. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi isifundazwe sabona ukukhula komkhiqizo kakotini ngamaphesenti angama-43 kusukela ngo-2020-21 kuya ku-2022-23, okudalwe ukunwetshwa kwama-48% endaweni okulinywayo ngaleso sikhathi.