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Pakistan - Country Statistics

Economy Pakistan
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$393.4 billion (2005 est.) 
GDP (official exchange rate):
$89.55 billion (2005 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
6.9% (2005 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$2,400 (2005 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 21.6%
industry: 25.1%
services: 53.3% (2005 est.)
Labor force:
46.84 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2005 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 42%
industry: 20%
services: 38% (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate:
6.6% plus substantial underemployment (2005 est.)
Population below poverty line:
32% (FY00/01 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 4.1%
highest 10%: 27.6% (FY96/97)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
41 (FY98/99)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
9.1% (2005 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
15.3% of GDP (2005 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $15.45 billion
expenditures: $20.07 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA (2005 est.)
Public debt:
53.8% of GDP (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products:
Cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs
Industries:
Textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp
Industrial production growth rate:
10.7% (2005 est.)
Electricity - production:
76.92 billion kWh (2003)
Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 68.8%
hydro: 28.2%
nuclear: 3%
other: 0% (2001)
Electricity - consumption:
71.54 billion kWh (2003)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2003)
Oil - production:
63,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - consumption:
365,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - exports:
NA bbl/day
Oil - imports:
NA bbl/day
Oil - proved reserves:
341.8 million bbl (2005 est.)
Natural gas - production:
23.8 billion cu m (2003 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
23.8 billion cu m (2003 est.)
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves:
759.7 billion cu m (2005)
Current account balance:
-$1.109 billion (2005 est.)
Exports:
$14.85 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Exports - commodities:
Textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs
Exports - partners:
US 22.4%, UAE 8.3%, UK 6%, China 5.4%, Germany 4.7% (2005)
Imports:
$21.26 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Imports - commodities:
Petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea.
Imports - partners:
China 14.7%, Saudi Arabia 10.1%, UAE 8.7%, Japan 6.5%, US 5.3%, Germany 5%, Kuwait 4.9% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$10.95 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external:
$38.8 billion (2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$2.4 billion (FY01/02)
Currency (code):
Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Currency code:
PKR
Exchange rates:
Pakistani rupees per US dollar - 59.515 (2005), 58.258 (2004), 57.752 (2003), 59.724 (2002), 61.927 (2001)
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
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