Pakistan Economic Profile, Economy of Pakistan,
Pakistani Economy
Pakistan Economy registers a six to
seven percent economic growth with its foreign
direct investment escalating day by day. Pakistan
, from the time of its independence started with a
purely agricultural economy. But soon its
industrial wing gathered momentum and soon
Pakistan became the role model world over.
It is one among the growing economies of the
World. The economic potentiality of the country is
better judged only when we mark the positive
growth rate of the economy since 1951.
The country has a total surface area of 796.1
thousand sq mi.
Pakistan Economy Social
Indicators
In mid Year 2005, the population
of the country was 155.8 millions in comparison to
the 152.1 millions in the previous year. The
average annual growth rate of the population (%)
in the country (1999-05) was 2.4.
The following table represents the annual
growth rate of population in the country.
The life Expectancy rate of the country in the
year 2003 was 64.1 Years.
The Infant Mortality rate (per 1,000 life
births) in the country was 74.3 in the year
2003. Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000
children) was 98 in the year 2003. The adult
male literacy rate (% of males ages 15 and above)
was 61.7 in the year 2004. The adult female
literacy rate (% of females ages 15 and above) was
35.2 in the year 2004.
Pakistan Economy And Key
Economic Indicators
The Gross National Income, Atlas method of the
country (Current US $) has reached 90.7 billions
in the year 2004. The GNI percapita Atlas method
(Current US $) in the country was 600.0 in 2004.
The Gross Domestic Product (Current $) in the
country was 96.1 billions in the year 2004 with an
annual growth rate of 6.4 percent in the same
year.
The average annual growth rate of GDP for the
country is estimated at 6.5 percent for the period
of 2005-09.
The following graph shows the annual average
growth rate of the GDP in the economy.