Economy of Pakistan

Book excerpt: This book about the economy of Pakistan from the 1970s to the 2010s. Source data from UN Data.Size. In the 2010s, the gross domestic product of Pakistan was equal to 239.6 billion US$ per year; the value of agriculture was 56.8 billion US$; the value of manufacturing was 31.2 billion US$. Since the share in the world is between .1% and 1%, the country is classified as an average economy.Productivity. In the 2010s, the gross domestic product per capita was 1 304.6 US$; the agriculture per capita was 309.2 US$; the manufacturing per capita was 169.8 US$. Since the productivity is less the average below average, the economy is classified as least developed.Growth. In the 2010s, the growth of gross domestic product was 4.1%; the growth of agriculture was 2.1%; the growth of manufacturing was 3.6%.Structure. In the 2010s, the economy of Pakistan included: agriculture (35.7%), trade (19.6%), service (19.2%), industry (14.6%), transportation (7.5%), and construction (3.4%).Export and import. In the 2010s, the import was 61.3% higher than the export, the net import was equal to 7.0% of the GDP. The technological structure of export is not better than the structure of import.Consumption and reproduction. The attitude of reproduction to the consumption is not better than the global average, so the share of GDP in the world will not increase.