A Brief Outlook to Pakistan Economy
GDP (purchasing power parity) | $574.1 billion (2013 est.) $554.2 billion (2012 est.) $531 billion (2011 est.) note: data are in 2013 US dollars |
GDP (official exchange rate) | $236.5 billion (2013 est.) |
GDP – real growth rate | 3.6% (2013 est.) 4.4% (2012 est.) 3.7% (2011 est.) |
GDP – per capita (PPP) | $3,100 (2013 est.) $3,100 (2012 est.) $3,000 (2011 est.) note: data are in 2013 US dollars |
Gross national saving | 12.7% of GDP (2013 est.) 13.3% of GDP (2012 est.) 12.9% of GDP (2011 est.) |
GDP – composition, by end use | household consumption: 81% government consumption: 10.8% investment in fixed capital: 12.6% investment in inventories: 1.6% exports of goods and services: 12.7% imports of goods and services: -18.8% (2013 est.) |
GDP – composition by sector | agriculture: 25.3% industry: 21.6% services: 53.1% (2013 est.) |
Population below poverty line | 22.3% (FY05/06 est.) |
Labor force | 59.21 million note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2012 est.) |
Labor force – by occupation | agriculture: 45.1% industry: 20.7% services: 34.2% (2010 est.) |
Unemployment rate | 6.6% (2013 est.) 6% (2012 est.) note: substantial underemployment exists |
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 7.7% male: 7% female: 10.5% (2008) |
Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%: 3.9% highest 10%: 39.3% (FY05/06) |
Distribution of family income – Gini index | 30.6 (FY07/08) 41 (FY98/99) |
Budget | revenues: $29.71 billion expenditures: $47.97 billion (2013 est.) |
Taxes and other revenues | 12.6% of GDP (2013 est.) |
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | -7.7% of GDP (2013 est.) |
Public debt | 54.6% of GDP (2013 est.) 52.1% of GDP (2012 est.) |
Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 7.7% (2013 est.) 9.7% (2012 est.) |
Central bank discount rate | 12% (31 January 2012 est.) 14% (31 December 2010 est.) |
Commercial bank prime lending rate | 11.5% (31 December 2013 est.) 12.41% (31 December 2012 est.) |
Stock of narrow money | $71.96 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $62.29 billion (31 December 2012 est.) |
Stock of broad money | $93.11 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $82.63 billion (31 December 2012 est.) |
Stock of domestic credit | $106.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $94.65 billion (31 December 2012 est.) |
Market value of publicly traded shares | $NA (31 December 2012 est.) $NA (31 December 2011) $38.17 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
Agriculture – products | cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs |
Industries | textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp |
Industrial production growth rate | 3.5% (2013 est.) |
Current Account Balance | -$2.36 billion (2013 est.) -$2.072 billion (2012 est.) |
Exports | $25.05 billion (2013 est.) $24.71 billion (2012 est.) |
Exports – commodities | textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs |
Exports – partners | US 13.6%, China 11.1%, UAE 8.5%, Afghanistan 7.8% (2012) |
Imports | $39.27 billion (2013 est.) $40.07 billion (2012 est.) |
Imports – commodities | petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea |
Imports – partners | China 19.7%, Saudi Arabia 12.3%, UAE 12.1%, Kuwait 6.3% (2012) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | $11.18 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $13.8 billion (31 December 2012 est.) |
Debt – external | $52.43 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $54.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.) |
Stock of direct foreign investment – at home | $24.33 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $22.73 billion (31 December 2012 est.) |
Stock of direct foreign investment – abroad | $1.569 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $1.519 billion (31 December 2012 est.) |
Exchange rates | Pakistani rupees (PKR) per US dollar – 100.4 (2013 est.) 93.3952 (2012 est.) 85.194 (2010 est.) 81.71 (2009) 70.64 (2008) |
Fiscal year | 1 July – 30 June |
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