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General profile: Pakistan

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
247.504 Millions
..
307 058 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 770 880 km²
29.18 %
1.76 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-7.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
16 051
21 410
22 089
28 478
Merchandise imports
25 357
37 807
44 168
50 324
Merchandise trade balance
-9 306
-16 397
-22 079
-21 846
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %71 %71 %4 %4 %22 %22 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
5 0112 7431 9751 5181 4435 0112 7431 9751 5181 443
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
3 664
6 575
5 897
7 512
Services imports
7 592
7 173
8 807
9 456
Services trade balance
-3 928
-598
-2 910
-1 944
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
29.4
21.7
19.9
12.9
Travel
5.0
4.6
5.4
11.4
Other services
65.6
73.7
74.7
75.6
TRADE INDICES
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1921511621501481261091051001031041041121171091051181241169510811410910510510610096939710110610694107115
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.8 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
117 708
182 960
297 019
307 058
GDP per capita, current US$
671
918
1 367
1 241
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
7.67
2.82
5.98
1.76
Current account balance, % of GDP
-3.06
-0.74
-0.94
-0.11
Exchange rate (/US$)
59.514
85.194
102.769
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
86.110.115.110.521.986.110.115.110.521.9
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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0 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
2 201.00
2 022.00
1 673.00
1 818.00
FDI outflows
44.00
47.00
25.00
32.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
3.64
5.30
6.50
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
29 871.031 312.026 089.022 252.021 193.019 856.019 819.019 306.017 244.014 629.014 007.012 263.09 690.08 717.07 039.05 998.05 121.04 280.03 945.03 964.01 8181 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
2023
Balance, % of GDP
-8.65
-6.55
-6.74
-6.96
Balance, % of imports
-34.77
-29.93
-41.20
-36.98
Normalized balance
-0.210
-0.176
-0.259
-0.227
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
31353327303128252630333535373447394141
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 38%Urban 38%Rural 62%Rural 62%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.047 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
472
481
715
1 082
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
2 224 000
2 706 324
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.51
0.20
0.24
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
8.70
3.35
4.90
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
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).
q
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: 11 October 2024