Business in Pakistan
Karachi, the financial centre of Pakistan
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| Currency |
Pakistani rupee (PKR) Rs.1 = 100 Paisas 1 USD = 104.65 PKR (April 2017) |
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| 1 July – 30 June | |
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Trade organisations
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WTO, SAARC, ECO, OIC, SAFTA, AIIB, SCO, IMF, Commonwealth of Nations, World Bank. |
| Statistics | |
| GDP | $284 billion (Nominal, 2016) $988 billion (PPP, 2016) |
| GDP rank | 25th (PPP, 2015) 42nd (Nominal, 2015) |
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GDP growth
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4.0% (2014), 4.2% (2015), 4.71% (2016e), 5.2% (2017f) |
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GDP per capita
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$1,428 (nominal; 147th;2016) $4,906 (PPP; 133rd; 2016) |
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GDP by sector
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agriculture: 25.1%, industry: 20%, services: 54.9% (2015 est.) |
| 3.7% (February 2017) | |
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Population below poverty line
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6.6% (2017) |
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Labour force
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61.04 million (2015–16) |
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Labour force by occupation
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agriculture: 43%, []: 15.2%, manufacturing: 13.3%, wholesale and retail: 9.2%, transport and communication: 7.3% (2012–13) |
| Unemployment | 3.5% (2017 est.) |
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Main industries
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textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, chemicals, cement, mining, machinery, steel, engineering, software and hardware, automobiles, motorcycle and auto parts, electronics, paper products, fertiliser, shrimp, defence products, shipbuilding |
| 144th (2017) | |
| External | |
| Exports | Total $30 billion (2014-15 est.), Goods $24.131 billion, Services $5.741 billion |
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Export goods
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Textiles ($13,653 million) Vegetable Products ($3,094 million) Mineral ($1,698 million) Leather ($1,237 million) Food and Beverages ($956 million) Animal Farming ($756 million) Manufactured Items ($571 million) Metals ($531 million) Plastic ($505 million) Chemical ($489 million) |
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Main export partners
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 United States 13.3% China 10.9% United Arab Emirates 8.6% Afghanistan 8.5% Germany 5.1% |
| Imports | Total $50.123 billion (2014-15 est.), Goods $41.280 billion, Services $8.843 billion |
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Import goods
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Food $4.15 billion Machinery $5.05 billion Transport Vehicles $1.66 billion Textile $2.29 billion Fertilizers and other chemicals $6.86 billion Raw metal $2.7 billion Refined Petroleum $9.02 billion Crude Petroleum=$5.75 billion |
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Main import partners
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| Public finances | |
| 61.8% of GDP (2014–15) | |
| Revenues |
 15.75% of GDP, Pkr 4.694 trillion or $45 billion |
| Expenses |
19.83% of GDP, Pkr 5.915 trillion or $57 billion |
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Standard & Poor's: B (Domestic) B (Foreign) B (T&C Assessment) Outlook: Positive Moody's: B2 Outlook: Stable |
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Foreign reserves
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 $ 22,434.9 million(January 2017) |
Pakistani rupee (PKR) Rs.1 = 100 Paisas
$1,428 (nominal; 147th;2016)
China 17% United Arab Emirates 15%
Kuwait 8.8% (2012 est.)
Saudi Arabia 8.5%
Malaysia 4.8%
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