Asia · PKR · State Bank of Pakistan
🇵🇰Pakistan
Pakistan’s $408B economy grew 3.2% in 2025; the IMF projects 3.6% for 2026. Inflation is 4.5% (2025 avg.).
$408B
GDP in 2025, current US dollars · #42 of 56 tracked economies
3.2%
Real GDP growth in 2025; IMF projects 3.6% for 2026
4.5%
Consumer-price inflation, 2025 average
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Policy rate not covered by BIS data
Unemployment · 2025
7.1%
-0.2 ppvs 2024
Government debt
72.8%
2.5 ppof GDP, vs last year
Current account
0.5%
Surplus · % of GDP
Population
240M
GDP per capita $1.7K
Scorecard
Pakistan among 56 tracked economies
Marker = percentile. Right is better where a better direction exists; for population and rates, right is higher.
- GDP$408B#42/56
- Growth3.2%#26/56
- Per capita$1.7K#54/56
- Inflation4.5%#12/56
- Jobless7.1%#13/50
- Debt/GDP72.8%#21/56
- Budget-5.4%#45/56
- Curr. acct0.5%#30/56
- Policy rate——
- Population240M#5/56
Peers
Growth across Asia
Real GDP growth, 2025
- 1🇹🇼Taiwan8.8%
- 2🇻🇳Vietnam8.0%
- 3🇮🇳India7.8%
- 4🇦🇪United Arab Emirates6.2%
- 5🇲🇾Malaysia5.2%
- 6🇮🇩Indonesia5.1%
- 7🇨🇳China5.0%
- 8🇸🇬Singapore5.0%
- 9🇸🇦Saudi Arabia4.6%
- 10🇵🇭Philippines4.4%
- 11🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR3.6%
- 12🇮🇱Israel3.5%
- 13🇧🇩Bangladesh3.5%
- 14🇵🇰Pakistan3.2%
- 15🇹🇭Thailand2.4%
- 16🇯🇵Japan1.2%
- 17🇰🇷South Korea1.1%
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (annual, projections from 2026) · BIS policy rates, CPI & FX (monthly, through Sep 2026) · World Bank WDI (trade, sectors, FDI, urbanisation)
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