Pakistan Economy and Trade
GDP $407.31B · real growth 3.7% · latest verified annual data
Pakistan's headline data show $407.31B in nominal GDP for 2025; real activity is represented by 3.7% growth in 2025. GDP per capita is $1,596 for 2025, and CPI inflation is 3.5% for 2025. Each measure keeps its own reference period below, avoiding a false same-year comparison between series released on different schedules.
Pakistan at a Glance
Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.
Output trend
Macro signals and Merchandise trade
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
Merchandise trade
What Pakistan's economic profile is telling you
Pakistan's economy grew by 3.7 percent in 2025, while annual CPI inflation was 3.5 percent in the current World Bank series. Matched 2024 WTO merchandise data show imports substantially above exports.
Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Pakistan | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | $407.31B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $1,596 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | 3.7% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI annual % | 3.5% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 5.4% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise exportscurrent USD | $32.44B | 2024 | Actual |
| Merchandise importscurrent USD | $56.48B | 2024 | Actual |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pakistan's latest GDP?
The verified GDP observation used here is $407.31B for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for Pakistan?
Merchandise exports were $32.44B and imports were $56.48B in 2024, giving a same-year goods balance of -$24.05B.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
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Core macroeconomic indicators with explicit reference years.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise exports and imports from the WTO economy profile.
Official data: WTO country profile