Fourth, Pakistan’s trade openness, as measured by the trade/GDP ratio – an indicator of global integration – has risen from 25.8% in FY00 to 31.7% in FY05.
More significantly, Pakistan, while maintaining its edge in textiles has managed to diversify its export structure with the non-textile share in exports having grown from 35% in FY00 to 41% by FY05 reflecting a shift from agriculture and primary commodity exports to labor intensive, higher value added manufacturing exports.