Pakistan

Country in Asia

In brief

Price level, USA = 100: 24 (2025). World rank 189 of 198; in Asia, 41 of 45. Exports, share of GDP: 10% (2025). World rank 177 of 184; in Asia, 42 of 44. Imports, share of GDP: 17.2% (2025). World rank 173 of 184; in Asia, 41 of 44. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $300B → $407.3B, GDP per person $1,380 → $1,596, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $4,480 → $6,573. Better than all its neighbours (Afghanistan, China, India, and Iran): youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $407.3B 2025
GDP per person: $1,596 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $6,573 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.7% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $1,500 2025
Inflation: +3.6% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 24 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 23% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 20.1% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 50.9% 2025
Unemployment: 5.4% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 9.6% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 24.1% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 10% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 17.2% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -0.1% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +0.5% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 9.9% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: No data
Currency: Pakistani Rupee (PKR)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 33.5 2024
Living on under $3 a day: 23% 2024