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Pakistan
This information comes from the assessment conducted in country for the Pakistan report, which was published in March 2008.
For decades, Pakistan has suffered from low levels of foreign investment, costly confrontation with India over the disputed Kashmir territory, and domestic political instability. Following President Musharraf’s rise to power in 1999, however, the country has endeavored to turn around its faltering economy. Beginning in 2002 – and coinciding with the appointment of a new Finance Minister, institution of IMF-approved government policies, generous foreign assistance, and new access to global markets – Pakistan has enjoyed solid macroeconomic recovery and overall economic growth.
| Key Development Data & Statistics |
Year |
Latest Data |
| External debt stocks (% of GNI) |
2007 |
28.0 |
| GDP (current US$) (billions) |
2007 |
142.9 |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
2007 |
860 |
| Population, total (millions) |
2007 |
162.5 |
| Population growth (annual %) |
2007 |
2.2 |
| Exports (current US$) (billions) |
2007 |
20.6 |
| Imports (current US$) (billions) |
2007 |
35.4 |
| Top Exports: textiles, rice, leather goods |
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| Top Imports: petroleum, petroleum products, machinery |
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Source: World Bank Group 2009, CIA World Factbook 2009
For additional economic indicators, please visit the World Bank's "Private Sector at a Glance."
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