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Pakistani economy

Economy of Pakistan
Karachi Clifton Skyline.JPG
Karachi, the financial centre of Pakistan
Currency

Pakistani rupee (PKR) Rs.1 = 100 Paisas

1 USD = 105.3079 PKR (August 2017)
1 July – 30 June
Trade organisations
WTO, SAARC, ECO, OIC, SAFTA, AIIB, SCO, IMF, Commonwealth of Nations, World Bank.
Statistics
GDP $1.060 Trillion (PPP, 2017), 31862.2 Billion Rupees Or $304.3 Billion (Nominal, 2017)
GDP rank 25th (PPP, 2017)
42nd (Nominal, 2015)
GDP growth
Increase5.28%
GDP per capita

$1,629 (nominal; 150th;2016)

$5,374 (PPP; 133rd; 2016)
GDP by sector
  • agriculture: 19.53%
  • industry: 20.88%
  • services: 59.59% (2017 est.)
  • General: Negative increase 3.9%
  • Food: Negative increase 2.4%
  • Non Food: Positive decrease 4.9 (September 2017)
Population below poverty line
21% (2016)
Positive decrease 30.7 (2013 est.)
Labour force
61.04 million (2015–16)
Labour force by occupation
Unemployment 5.9% (2015)
Main industries
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 Decrease $21.686 billion (FY 2016–17)
Export goods
Textiles Decrease ($12,546 million)
Vegetable Products Decrease ($2,409 million)
Mineral ($1,082 million)
Leather Decrease ($1,000 million)
Food and Beverages Increase ($802 million)
Main export partners
 United States 17%
 China 8%
 United Kingdom 8%
 Afghanistan 6%
 Germany 6%
 United Arab Emirates 4% (2017 est.)
Imports Increase $48.582 billion (2016–17)
Import goods
Food $558.9 million
Machinery $6414.6 million
Transport Vehicles $2361.0 million
Textile $3381.8 million
Fertilizers and other chemicals $4793.4 billion
Refined Petroleum $4846.0 million
Crude Petroleum $1840.7 million
Main import partners

 China 28%
 United Arab Emirates 14%
 Kuwait 8%
 Saudi Arabia 6%
 Indonesia 5% (2017 est.)

Public finances
Negative increase 59.4% of GDP (March 2017)
Revenues Increase15.4% of GDP, Pkr 4936.7 Billion or $47 billion(FY 2017)
Expenses Negative increase21.3% of GDP, Pkr 6800.5 Billion or $65 billion(FY 2017)
Foreign reserves
  • SBP : $16.1 Billion
  • Scheduled Banks : $5.3 Billion
  • Total : Decrease $21.4 Billion (September 2017)
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

Pakistani rupee (PKR) Rs.1 = 100 Paisas

$1,629 (nominal; 150th;2016)

 China 28%
 United Arab Emirates 14%
 Kuwait 8%
 Saudi Arabia 6%
 Indonesia 5% (2017 est.)


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