Pakistan Economy: Key Indicators
The figures behind the market: interest rates, inflation, the rupee and reserves, trade and remittances, and the size of the economy. Each has its own page with the full history.
Latest data: 14 Oct 2026
The economy: GDP, manufacturing and debt
Real GDP grew +4.8% in FY2026; the economy measured Rs 126.9tn at current prices.
GDP and public debt by fiscal year
Fiscal years end on 30 June; real growth is at constant prices
| Year | GDP | Real growth | Public debt | Debt / GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Rs 126.9tn | +4.8% | – | – |
| FY2025 | Rs 114.0tn | +9.9% | Rs 80.5tn | 70.6% |
| FY2024 | Rs 99.6tn | +2.5% | Rs 71.2tn | 71.5% |
| FY2023 | Rs 79.6tn | −0.2% | Rs 62.9tn | 79.0% |
| FY2022 | Rs 63.3tn | +6.2% | Rs 49.2tn | 77.8% |
| FY2021 | Rs 52.3tn | +5.8% | Rs 39.9tn | 76.3% |
| FY2020 | Rs 44.7tn | −0.9% | Rs 36.4tn | 81.3% |
| FY2019 | Rs 41.1tn | +3.1% | Rs 32.7tn | 79.6% |
| FY2018 | Rs 36.5tn | +6.1% | Rs 25.0tn | 68.3% |
| FY2017 | Rs 33.2tn | +4.6% | Rs 21.4tn | 64.5% |
Large-scale manufacturing
Monthly index of factory output (2015-16 = 100); Jun 2026: 108.83, −3.5% on a year earlier
Reading the economy
- GDP
- The value of everything the economy produces in a year. At current prices it includes inflation; at constant prices it shows real growth.
- Large-scale manufacturing
- A monthly index of output from the larger factories, and an early sign of how industry, and the companies listed in it, are doing.
- Public debt
- What the government owes at home and abroad. Set against GDP, it shows how heavy the debt is for the size of the economy.
Questions about Pakistan's economy
What is Pakistan's fiscal year?
July to June. FY2026 ran from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026; GDP, debt, trade and the budget are reported this way.
What is the difference between nominal and real GDP?
Nominal GDP is measured at current prices, so it rises with inflation. Real GDP is at constant prices, so it shows how much more the economy actually produced.
How often are these figures published?
KIBOR, government yields and the exchange rate every business day; reserves every week; inflation, trade, remittances and manufacturing every month; the current account every quarter; GDP and public debt once a year. The policy rate changes only at the State Bank’s monetary policy meetings.
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics and State Bank of Pakistan. Each figure shows the period it is for: the series are published on their own schedules, so some are more recent than others.