ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. Lower middle income. Capital: Islamabad. Population 255,219,554 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
3,497 4,536 5,574 1995 2025 5,617
GDP growth (%)
−1.1 3.3 7.6 1995 2025 3.7
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
3.4 16.8 30.2 1995 2025 3.5
Life expectancy at birth (years)
60.4 64.0 67.6 1995 2024 67.8

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 5,617 2025 +482 +972 156 of 199
GDP growth% 3.7% 2025 +5.0 pp −0.5 pp 91 of 209
GDP per person growth% 2.1% 2025 +5.1 pp −0.7 pp 110 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 1,500 2025 +130 +220 174 of 201
Trade% of GDP 27.2% 2025 +0.5 pp +0.5 pp 179 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.5% 2025 −0.2 pp −0.1 pp 159 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 55.0% 2000 * – – –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 3.5% 2025 −6.2 pp +1.0 pp 77 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 5.4% 2025 −0.6 pp +1.9 pp 87 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 255,219,554 2025 +20,217,808 +37,928,671 5 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.6% 2025 −0.2 pp +0.2 pp 67 of 217
Urban population% of total 39.5% 2025 +2.0 pp +3.6 pp 174 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 67.8 2024 +1.1 +2.4 169 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 48.2 2024 −8.1 −17.3 14 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 2.5% 2023 −0.3 pp +0.1 pp 188 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 58.9% 2021 −0.3 pp +4.1 pp 77 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 1.9% 2023 −0.4 pp −0.3 pp 155 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 57.3% 2024 +40.2 pp +47.3 pp 143 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 95.7% 2024 +1.8 pp +5.6 pp 151 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 33.5 2024 +3.9 +2.2 48 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 23.0% 2024 +6.5 pp +6.1 pp 8 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 41.6% 2021 −2.1 pp −5.2 pp 59 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 5,206 +1.5 6,095 15,000 284 +1.9% 11% 10%
GDP growth 3.7% 0.0 4.3% 3.2% 2.7 – – –
GDP per person growth 2.0% 0.0 2.7% 1.9% 2.7 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 1,435 +0.8 2,750 5,475 84 +1.6% 4% 5%
Trade 27.6% −0.2 69.0% 83.8% 2.3 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 0.6% −1.4 1.9% 2.0% 0.1 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 10.9% −0.8 3.6% 1.8% 8.7 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 4.6% +0.6 5.1% 9.0% 1.3 – – –
Population 233,538,738 +1.8 12,348,573 11,520,684 11,786,002 +1.6% 8,709% 8,269%
Population growth 1.6% −0.2 1.7% 1.6% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 37.4% +1.9 50.9% 79.5% 1.1 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 66.3 +2.0 67.9 76.7 0.8 – – –
Infant mortality 57.4 −1.7 28.7 12.0 5.3 – – –
Health spending 2.7% −1.0 4.5% 5.6% 0.2 – – –
Adult literacy rate 56.9% +1.4 77.3% 94.4% 1.4 – – –
Government spending on education 2.2% −1.0 4.0% 4.5% 0.3 – – –
Internet users 14.1% +13.3 57.9% 86.6% 3.2 – – –
Access to electricity 93.3% +1.3 88.7% 100.0% 1.8 – – –
Renewable energy 45.3% −1.7 42.5% 3.7% 2.1 – – –

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