 |
 |
Economy |
|
|
| 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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