Pakistan

Pakistan moved up 2 places to 42nd in 2025, just ahead of Czechia, though most of the dollar gain was exchange-rate and price effects rather than output. US$ GDP rose 9.6% to US$407.3 billion, against real growth of +3.7%.

Agriculture accounts for 23.0% of output, ahead of industry at 20.1%, while services make up 50.9% and manufacturing 13.0% of GDP. Inflation was 3.5% and unemployment 5.4%. Government gross debt stands at 72.8% of GDP, according to the IMF.

Size and income diverge sharply. With a population of 255.2 million, Pakistan's economy is about the size of Connecticut, and GDP per capita of US$1,596 ranks 166th of 196. In PPP terms it reaches $6,573 international dollars, 152nd. The economy is 4.1 times its 2000 size of US$99.5 billion, when it also ranked 42nd. Islamabad is the capital.