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General profile: Pakistan

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
251.269 Millions
278.581 PKR/US$
380 044 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 770 880 km²
..
2.60 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+13.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
16 051
21 410
22 089
32 320
Merchandise imports
25 357
37 807
44 168
56 449
Merchandise trade balance
-9 306
-16 397
-22 079
-24 129
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %68 %68 %4 %4 %24 %24 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
5 6112 3762 1441 7631 7215 6112 3762 1441 7631 721
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
3 664
6 575
5 897
8 097
Services imports
(e) 7 594
7 173
8 807
11 169
Services trade balance
(e) -3 930
-598
-2 910
-3 072
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
29.4
21.7
19.9
10.5
Travel
5.0
4.6
5.4
9.3
Other services
65.6
73.7
74.7
80.1
TRADE INDICES
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22522817916215014812610910510010310410411211710910511812415614111510811410910510510610096939710110610694107115
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.6 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
144 826
193 759
296 060
380 044
GDP per capita, current US$
825
972
1 363
1 512
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
7.28
1.50
4.22
2.60
Current account balance, % of GDP
-2.49
-0.70
-0.95
0.18
Exchange rate (/US$)
59.514
85.194
102.769
278.581
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
83.410.213.710.417.783.410.213.710.417.7
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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0 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
2 201.00
2 022.00
1 673.00
2 568.00
FDI outflows
44.00
47.00
25.00
153.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
2.96
5.00
6.52
9.19
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
34 914.026 558.030 176.031 312.026 089.022 252.021 193.019 856.019 819.019 306.017 244.014 629.014 007.012 263.09 690.08 717.07 039.05 998.05 121.02 5682 0481 4622 1472 0572 2341 7372 4962 5761 6731 8871 3338591 1622 0222 3385 4385 5904 2732 2011 118534823383309FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
(e) -7.03
-6.18
-6.77
-7.01
Balance, % of imports
(e) -34.78
-29.93
-41.20
-39.84
Normalized balance
(e) -0.210
-0.176
-0.259
-0.249
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
2831363327303128252630323434353241323533
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 38%Urban 38%Rural 62%Rural 62%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.041 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
472
481
715
975
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
2 224 000
2 706 324
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.51
0.20
0.24
0.06
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
8.69
3.33
3.89
5.13
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025