are the two largest Asian exporters of rice with 47 percent of the market share in 2005, on
average they do not have the greatest comparative and competitive advantage in rice
exports. Pakistan has the greatest advantage in rice exports, Vietnam ranks second and
Thailand ranks third in five major Asian exporters. Thus, we may conclude that both
Pakistan and Vietnam can take the advantage of competitiveness and raise their share
respectively in world rice market as compared with other Asian competitions. Therefore,
competitive advantage in rice export should be exploited to improve the foreign sector
position of both these countries