|
GDP - real growth rate |
4.5 % (2004) |
|
GDP-US$ billions |
58.7 (2004) |
|
GDP - per capita |
415 (2004) |
|
GDP - composition by sector |
Agriculture: 26% ,industry: 24% ,services: 50% (2003) |
|
Population below poverty line |
35% (2004) |
|
Human poverty index |
|
|
Inflation rate (consumer prices) |
4% (2004) |
|
Labor force |
40.4 Million
Note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and
use of child labor (2004) |
|
Labor force - by occupation |
Agriculture 44%, industry 17%, services 39% (2004) |
|
Unemployment rate |
6.3% (2004) |
|
Industries |
Textiles, food processing, beverages, construction materials,
clothing, paper products, shrimp, cement, fertiliser, steel, sugar,
electric goods, shipbuilding (2004) |
|
Industrial production growth rate |
7% (2004) |
|
Electricity - production |
62.687 billion kWh (2004) |
|
Agriculture - products |
Cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef,
mutton, eggs (2004) |
|
Exports |
$8.8 billion (2004) |
|
Exports - commodities |
Textiles (garments, cotton cloth, and yarn), rice, other agricultural
products (2004) |
|
Exports - partners |
US 24.8%, UK 6.5%, UAE 6.2%, Hong Kong 5.9%, Germany 5.6%, (2004) |
|
Imports |
$9.2 billion (2004) |
|
Imports - commodities |
Machinery, petroleum, petroleum products, chemicals, transportation
equipment, edible oils, grains, pulses, flour (2004) |
|
Imports - partners |
Kuwait 11.7%, UAE 10.7%, Saudi Arabia 10.5%, US 6%, Japan 5.6%
(2004) |
|
Debt - external |
$31.5 billion (2004) |
Total debt service
As % of GDP |
5.0 (2004) |
|
Employment |
Total Labour force: 37.15 million
Agriculture sector: 47%
Manufacturing & Mining sector: 10.50%
Others: 42.50% (2004) |
|
Banks |
Central Bank:State Bank of Pakistan
Other Banks: National Bank of Pakistan, Habib
Bank Ltd., Muslim Commercial Bank Ltd., Allied Bank of Pakistan
Ltd., First Woman Bank, Mehran Bank and The Bank of Punjab
Specialised Banks: Agricultural Development
Bank of Pakistan, Federal Bank for Co-operatives, Industrial
Development Bank of Pakistan, The Punjab Provincial Co-operative
Bank, Banker's Equity and National Development Finance Corporation
|
|
Currency |
Pakistani rupee (PKR) |
|
Currency code |
PKR |
Manufactured exports
(as % of merchandise exports) |
85 (2004) |
Total debt service
As % of exports of
goods and services |
21.3 (2004) |
Electricity consumption
per capita (kilowatt-hours) |
352 (2004) |
|
Fiscal year |
1 July - 30 June |
| Source:
www.undp.org /
www.worldbank.org/www.bbcworld.com
/www.infopak.gov.pk/
www.pakboi.com |
|
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