7% in 2007 to more than 11% during
the first few months of 2008, primarily because of rising world
commodity prices. The Pakistani rupee has depreciated since the
proclamation of emergency rule in November 2007.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$411.9 billion (2007 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$143.8 billion (2007 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

5.3% (2007 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$2,400 (2007 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 20.6%
industry: 26.6%
services: 52.8% (2007 est.)

Labor force:

48.23 million
note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use
of child labor (2007 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 42%
industry: 20%
services: 38% (2004 est.)

Unemployment rate:

5.6% plus substantial underemployment (2007 est.)

Population below poverty line:

24% (FY05/06 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 26.3% (2002)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:

30.6 (2002)

Investment (gross fixed):

21.3% of GDP (2007 est.)

Budget:

revenues: $18.25 billion
expenditures: $24.69 billion (2007 est.)

Fiscal year:

1 July - 30 June

Public debt:

50.6% of GDP (2007 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

7.6% (2007 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

10% (31 December 2007)

Stock of money:

$52.76 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of quasi money:

$18.42 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit:

$65.05 billion (31 December 2007)

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:

8% (2007 est.)

Electricity - production:

93.26 billion kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - consumption:

68.4 billion kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - imports:

0 kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - production by source:

fossil fuel: 68.8%
hydro: 28.2%
nuclear: 3%
other: 0% (2001)

Oil - production:

68,670 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil - consumption:

345,000 bbl/day (2006 est.)

Oil - exports:

28,060 bbl/day (2005)

Oil - imports:

290,600 bbl/day (2005)

Oil - proved reserves:

289.2 million bbl (1