Pakistan
Capital: IslamabadRegion: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanIncome: Lower middle income
GDP
$410.50B
2025
Population
251.3M
2024
GDP per Capita
$2K
2025
Life Expectancy
67.6 years
2023
Economy
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (Current USD, Billions) | $410.50B | 2025 |
| Real GDP Growth (%) | 3.6% | 2026 |
| GDP per Capita (USD) | $2K | 2025 |
| GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $) | $1.76T | 2026 |
| GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $) | $7K | 2026 |
| Share of World GDP, PPP (%) | 0.80% | 2026 |
| GNI (Current USD) | $362.58B | 2024 |
| GNI per Capita (USD) | $1K | 2024 |
| GNI per Capita, PPP (USD) | $6K | 2024 |
| Industry Value Added (% of GDP) | 20.2% | 2024 |
| Services Value Added (% of GDP) | 50.7% | 2024 |
| Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP) | 23.7% | 2024 |
| Government Consumption (% of GDP) | 8.9% | 2024 |
| Household Consumption (% of GDP) | 84.8% | 2024 |
| Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) | 13.2% | 2024 |
| Gross Savings (% of GNI) | 13.9% | 2024 |
| GDP Deflator (%) | 22.0% | 2024 |
| GDP per Person Employed (USD) | $18K | 2024 |
| Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) | 13.2% | 2024 |
| Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total) | 22.9% | 2022 |
| Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD) | $1K | 2021 |
| Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI) | 6.1% | 2021 |
| External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP) | -6.8% | 2024 |
| Coal Rents (% of GDP) | 0.12% | 2021 |
| Mineral Rents (% of GDP) | 0.07% | 2021 |
| Oil Rents (% of GDP) | 0.38% | 2021 |
| Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP) | 0.74% | 2021 |
| Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) | 1.4% | 2021 |
| Forest Rents (% of GDP) | 0.13% | 2021 |
| Industry Value Added (Current USD) | $75.23B | 2024 |
Fiscal & Monetary
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Inflation, Consumer Prices (%) | 6.0% | 2026 |
| Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP) | 71.3% | 2026 |
| Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) | -4.1% | 2026 |
| Current Account Balance (% of GDP) | -0.4% | 2026 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 7.5% | 2026 |
| Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank) | 12.6% | 2024 |
| Lending Interest Rate (%) | 8.7% | 2021 |
| Deposit Interest Rate (%) | 5.8% | 2021 |
| Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD) | $18.41B | 2024 |
| Total Reserves (months of imports) | 2.8 | 2024 |
| Official Exchange Rate (per USD) | 278.58 | 2024 |
| Broad Money (% of GDP) | 38.2% | 2024 |
Trade
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Trade (% of GDP) | 27.6% | 2024 |
| Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP) | 17.2% | 2024 |
| Exports of Goods & Services (USD) | $38.61B | 2024 |
| Imports of Goods & Services (USD) | $63.87B | 2024 |
| Merchandise Exports (USD) | $32.32B | 2024 |
| Merchandise Imports (USD) | $56.45B | 2024 |
| FDI Inflows (% of GDP) | 0.7% | 2024 |
| FDI Outflows (% of GDP) | 0.0% | 2024 |
| FDI Net Inflows (USD) | $2.66B | 2024 |
| Personal Remittances Received (USD) | $34.91B | 2024 |
| Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP) | 9.4% | 2024 |
| High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured) | 2.4% | 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (% of GDP) | 0.1% | 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD) | $496.3M | 2024 |
External Debt
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| External Debt (% of GNI) | 35.6% | 2024 |
| External Debt Stocks (USD) | $129.72B | 2024 |
| Total Debt Service (% of GNI) | 4.5% | 2024 |
| Present Value of External Debt (USD) | $80.40B | 2024 |
| Use of IMF Credit (USD) | $12.32B | 2024 |
| Net ODA Received (% of GNI) | 1.2% | 2023 |
Finance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP) | 11.5% | 2024 |
| Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP) | 14.0% | 2024 |
| Stock Market Capitalization (USD) | $52.07B | 2024 |
| Stock Market Turnover (% of GDP) | 5.3% | 2024 |
| Listed Domestic Companies | 530 | 2024 |
| Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%) | 4.8% | 2023 |
| Bank Nonperforming Loans (%) | 6.6% | 2023 |
| Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%) | 27.3% | 2024 |
| Account Ownership, Female (%) | 11.9% | 2024 |
| Account Ownership, Male (%) | 42.3% | 2024 |
| Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%) | 5.5% | 2022 |
Business Environment
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Time to Get Electricity (days) | 20 | 2022 |
Private Sector
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%) | 21.6% | 2022 |
| Firms with Female Top Manager (%) | 4.9% | 2022 |
| Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%) | 3.4% | 2022 |
| Average Firm Age (years) | 4 years | 2022 |
| Firms Using Computers (%) | 44.6% | 2022 |
People
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 251.3M | 2024 |
| Population Growth (%) | 1.5% | 2024 |
| Population Density (per km²) | 321 | 2023 |
| Surface Area (sq km) | 796,100 | 2023 |
| Land Area (sq km) | 770,880 | 2023 |
| Urban Population (%) | 39.2% | 2024 |
| Urban Population (total) | 98.4M | 2024 |
| Rural Population (%) | 60.8% | 2024 |
| Life Expectancy at Birth | 67.6 years | 2023 |
| Life Expectancy, Male | 65.3 years | 2023 |
| Life Expectancy, Female | 70.2 years | 2023 |
| Fertility Rate (births per woman) | 3.6 | 2023 |
| Birth Rate (per 1,000) | 27.8 | 2023 |
| Death Rate (per 1,000) | 6.5 | 2023 |
| Net Migration | -1.2M | 2025 |
| Population Ages 0–14 (%) | 36.7% | 2024 |
| Population Ages 15–64 (%) | 59.0% | 2024 |
| Population Ages 65+ (%) | 4.3% | 2024 |
| Age Dependency Ratio (%) | 69.4% | 2024 |
| Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000) | 201.0 | 2023 |
| Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000) | 129.9 | 2023 |
Labor
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Total Labor Force | 85.2M | 2025 |
| Labor Force Participation (%) | 52.3% | 2025 |
| Female Labor Force Participation (%) | 24.0% | 2025 |
| Male Labor Force Participation (%) | 80.1% | 2025 |
| Unemployment (%) | 5.4% | 2025 |
| Female Unemployment (%) | 6.9% | 2025 |
| Male Unemployment (%) | 5.0% | 2025 |
| Youth Unemployment (%) | 9.6% | 2025 |
| Employment in Agriculture (%) | 36.2% | 2025 |
| Employment in Industry (%) | 25.3% | 2025 |
| Employment in Services (%) | 38.5% | 2025 |
| Vulnerable Employment (%) | 55.5% | 2025 |
| Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total) | 43.0% | 2025 |
| Part-Time Employment (%) | 12.2% | 2025 |
| Employers (% of total employment) | 1.5% | 2025 |
| Labor Force, Female (% of total) | 22.8% | 2025 |
Education
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Education Spending (% of GDP) | 1.9% | 2023 |
| Education Spending (% of govt expenditure) | 9.8% | 2023 |
| Adult Literacy Rate (%) | 58.9% | 2021 |
| Male Literacy Rate (%) | 69.1% | 2021 |
| Youth Literacy Rate (%) | 73.1% | 2021 |
| Primary School Enrollment (%) | 83.7% | 2024 |
| Secondary School Enrollment (%) | 48.3% | 2024 |
| Tertiary School Enrollment (%) | 10.9% | 2024 |
| Primary Completion Rate (%) | 74.1% | 2024 |
| Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%) | 55.8% | 2024 |
| Out-of-School Children, Primary | 5.4M | 2024 |
| Out-of-School Girls, Primary | 2.8M | 2024 |
| Primary School Teachers | 445,877 | 2024 |
| Secondary School Teachers | 2.0M | 2024 |
| Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary | 44 | 2018 |
| Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary | 20 | 2018 |
| Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap) | 31.1% | 2015 |
Health
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Health Spending (% of GDP) | 2.5% | 2023 |
| Health Spending per Capita (USD) | $30 | 2023 |
| Government Health Spending (% of GDP) | 0.9% | 2023 |
| Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total) | 52.9% | 2023 |
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 1.2 | 2021 |
| Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000) | 0.5 | 2021 |
| Hospital Beds (per 1,000) | 0.6 | 2020 |
| Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births) | 58.5 | 2023 |
| Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000) | 53.8 | 2023 |
| Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000) | 63.0 | 2023 |
| Cause of Death, Communicable (%) | 33.1% | 2019 |
| Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%) | 59.9% | 2019 |
| Cause of Death, Injury (%) | 7.0% | 2019 |
| Measles Immunization (% of children) | 86.0% | 2024 |
| DPT Immunization (% of children) | 87.0% | 2024 |
| Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000) | 266 | 2024 |
| Smoking Prevalence, Males (%) | 30.8% | 2022 |
| Smoking Prevalence, Females (%) | 7.0% | 2022 |
| Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000) | 5.6 | 2021 |
| Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita) | 0.1 | 2020 |
Energy & Environment
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita) | 471 | 2022 |
| Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita) | 606 | 2022 |
| Renewable Electricity Output (%) | 28.3% | 2021 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption (%) | 41.6% | 2021 |
| Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%) | 54.9% | 2023 |
| PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³) | 43.0 | 2020 |
| Forest Area (%) | 4.7% | 2023 |
| Forest Area (sq km) | 36,019 | 2023 |
| Terrestrial Protected Areas (%) | 15.3% | 2024 |
| Marine Protected Areas (%) | 1.2% | 2024 |
| Access to Basic Drinking Water (%) | 90.7% | 2024 |
| Access to Basic Sanitation (%) | 71.9% | 2024 |
Agriculture
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Land (%) | 46.7% | 2023 |
| Cereal Yield (kg per hectare) | 3,634 | 2023 |
| Food Production Index (2014–2016=100) | 122.4 | 2022 |
| Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100) | 104.1 | 2022 |
| Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100) | 125.3 | 2022 |
| Land Under Cereal Production (hectares) | 14.6M | 2023 |
| Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare) | 160.3 | 2023 |
| Agricultural Irrigated Land (%) | 54.2% | 2023 |
| Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal) | 326.0% | 2022 |
Technology
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Internet Users (%) | 27.4% | 2023 |
| Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100) | 1.4 | 2023 |
| Secure Internet Servers (per million) | 109.7 | 2024 |
| R&D Spending (% of GDP) | 0.16% | 2023 |
| Patent Applications, Residents | 426 | 2021 |
| Patent Applications, Non-Residents | 567 | 2021 |
| Scientific Journal Articles | 22,643 | 2022 |
| High-Technology Exports (USD) | $535.2M | 2024 |
| ICT Service Exports (% of service exports) | 44.8% | 2024 |
| Industrial Design Applications, Resident | 463 | 2021 |
| Researchers in R&D (per million) | 474 | 2023 |
Infrastructure
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transport, Passengers Carried | 7.2M | 2023 |
| Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km) | 309.5 | 2023 |
| Container Port Traffic (TEU) | 3.4M | 2022 |
| Rail Lines (total km) | 7,791 | 2019 |
| Railways, Passengers (million km) | 24,903 | 2018 |
| Railways, Goods (million ton-km) | 8,080 | 2018 |
| Logistics Performance Index (1–5) | 2.42 | 2018 |
| Electricity from Oil (%) | 16.6% | 2022 |
| Electricity from Nuclear (%) | 15.6% | 2022 |
Gender
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Women in Parliament (%) | 17.0% | 2024 |
| Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%) | 28.2% | 2025 |
| Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%) | 26.7% | 2025 |
| Girls Out-of-School Rate (%) | 107.3% | 2018 |
| Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000) | 41.1 | 2023 |
| Gender Parity Index, Secondary | 0.87 | 2019 |
Governance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Control of Corruption | -1.00 | 2023 |
| Government Effectiveness | -0.58 | 2023 |
| Regulatory Quality | -0.90 | 2023 |
| Voice & Accountability | -0.96 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption (percentile rank) | 18.9% | 2023 |
| Government Effectiveness (percentile rank) | 30.7% | 2023 |
| Rule of Law (percentile rank) | 21.2% | 2023 |
| Political Stability (percentile rank) | 6.6% | 2023 |
Military
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Military Spending (% of GDP) | 2.7% | 2024 |
| Armed Forces (% of labor force) | 1.3% | 2020 |
| Intentional Homicides (per 100,000) | 4.3 | 2023 |
Social Protection
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Human Capital Index (0–1) | 0.41 | 2020 |
| Human Capital Index, Female | 0.40 | 2020 |
| Human Capital Index, Male | 0.41 | 2020 |
| Learning-Adjusted Years of School | 5.1 years | 2020 |
Tourism
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism Receipts (USD) | $765.0M | 2020 |
| Tourism Expenditures (USD) | $1.25B | 2020 |
| Tourism Receipts (% of total exports) | 2.8% | 2020 |
| International Tourism, Transport Services (USD) | $326.0M | 2020 |
Urban Development
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population in Largest City | 18.1M | 2025 |
| Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total) | 20.1% | 2025 |
| Population in Slums (% of urban) | 56.0% | 2022 |
| Rural Population Growth (%) | 0.9% | 2024 |