Pakistan & Gulf Economist

Pakistan Economy in 2023 – Expectation, Opportunities and Challenges (Facts & Figures)

Gross Domestic Product Of Pakistan (at constant basic prices of 2005-06) (Rs. in Million)
Sector/Industry 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19F 2019-20R 2020-21P
Commodity Producing Sectors (A+B) 4,682,467 4,884,508 4,858,172 4,841,943 4,995,212
Agricultural Sector ( 1 to 4 ) 2,253,565 2,343,614 2,356,827 2,434,850 2,502,181
1. Crops ( i+ii+iii) 832,744 871,796 828,596 874,504 896,102
i) Important Crops 534,659 553,693 511,129 537,929 562,964
ii) Other Crops 244,703 260,026 266,791 288,344 292,420
iii) Cotton Ginning 53,382 58,077 50,676 48,231 40,718
2. Livestock 1,326,948 1,375,986 1,428,608 1,458,624 1,503,254
3. Forestry 45,505 46,679 50,076 51,880 52,617
4. Fishing 48,368 49,153 49,547 49,842 50,208
Industrial Sector ( 1 to 4 ) 2,428,902 2,540,894 2,501,345 2,407,093 2,493,031
1. Mining and Quarrying 331,121 356,949 361,221 331,309 309,823
2. Manufacturing ( i+ii+iii) 1,581,680 1,667,524 1,656,069 1,533,747 1,667,362
i) Large Scale 1,260,836 1,325,429 1,290,942 1,160,247 1,268,043
ii) Small Scale 214,839 232,383 251,532 255,303 276,530
iii) Slaughtering 106,005 109,712 113,595 118,197 122,789
3. Electricity generation & distribution and Gas distribution 198,180 164,067 186,328 228,065 175,700
4. Construction 317,921 352,354 297,727 313,972 340,146
Services Sectors ( 1 to 6) 7,014,467 7,459,758 7,742,479 7,699,891 8,041,169
1. Wholesale & Retail trade 2,187,751 2,331,415 2,356,539 2,263,668 2,453,199
2. Transport, Storage &Communication 1,557,639 1,587,297 1,660,907 1,597,828 1,588,101
3. Finance & Insurance 396,669 426,012 445,219 450,270 485,574
4. Housing Services (OD) 777,140 808,172 840,489 874,219 909,247
5. General Government Services 882,015 986,125 1,037,147 1,047,767 1,070,833
6. Other Private Services 1,213,253 1,320,737 1,402,178 1,466,139 1,534,215
GDP (Total of GVA at bp (A+B+C)) 11,696,934 12,344,266 12,600,651 12,541,834 13,036,381
Taxes 795,386 862,628 795,748 740,311 812,900
Subsidies 83,545 73,891 113,056 123,053 71,924
GDP (GVA+T-S) 12,408,775 13,133,003 13,283,343 13,159,092 13,777,357
Net Factor Income from Abroad 669,191 673,876 874,614 1,089,918 1,484,683
Gross National Income 13,077,966 13,806,879 14,157,957 14,249,010 15,262,040
GDP (at Current Market Prices) 31,922,303 34,616,302 38,086,232 41,556,326 47,709,325

Pakistan: National Poverty Line And Headcount
Year Poverty Line National Urban Rural
2005-06 1277.74 50.4 36.6 57.4
2007-08 1543.51 44.1 32.7 49.7
2010-11 2333.35 36.8 26.2 42.1
2011-12 2600.15 36.3 22.8 43.1
2013-14 3030.32 29.5 18.2 35.6
2015-16 3250.28 24.3 12.5 30.7
2018-19 3757.85 21.9 11.0 28.2


Province/Region Wise Interest Free Loan (IFL) Progress (July 2021 to March 2022 )
Province / Region Name No. of Loans Amount Disbursed (Rs million)
Male Female Total Male Female Total
AJK 66 730 796 3.00 35.21 38.21
Balochistan 3,061 754 3,815 160.88 27.71 188.59
GB 537 901 1,438 28.39 47.48 75.87
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 13,674 11,227 24,901 541.57 336.29 877.86
Punjab 130,772 202,892 333,664 4,793.69 7,498.78 12,292.47
Sindh 5,326 19,298 24,624 216.44 724.60 941.04
Total 153,436 235,802 389,238 5,743.96 8,670.07 14,414.03
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