Monthly data on remittance inflow to South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) from their partner countries is collected from January 2018 to December 2022 from the Central Bank database. As an alternative to monthly GDP data, monthly Industrial Production Index (IPI) data is used instead as a proxy for GDP. This is because monthly GDP data is not available. Monthly IPI data was collected from International Financial Statistics by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for South Asian countries and partner countries (Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Italy, and the UK). Libya and Middle Eastern nations, however, don't have monthly IPI statistics. Since the economies of those countries are heavily dependent on oil production, we created the Oil Production Index as a proxy for GDP. World Bank and EIA monthly crude oil price and production data are used to calculate Oil Production Index. Distance and standard gravity control variables like population, contiguity, and common language are taken from the Dynamic Gravity datasets constructed by the United States International Trade Commission. Migration stock data is collected from the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) and the International Organisation of Migration (IOM). We collect exchange rate data from the Central Bank dataset. To tackle the issue of different currency units, a Bilateral Exchange Rate Index (BERI) is constructed, where the exchange rate of each month for each country is divided by the exchange rate of the base year of that particular country. Furthermore, COVID cases, COVID mortality, and COVID vaccination data are collected from the Our World in Data website.

GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Key information about Pakistan Gross Savings Rate

• Pakistan Gross Savings Rate was measured at 6.3% in Jun 2024, compared with 6.3% in the previous year.
• Pakistan Gross Savings Rate is updated yearly, with data available from Jun 2000 to Jun 2024, and an average rate of 6.3%.
• The data reached an all-time high of 6.3% in Jun 2003 and a record low of 3.6% in Jun 2022.
• CEIC calculates annual Gross Domestic Savings Rate from annual Gross Domestic Savings and annual Nominal GDP. Gross Domestic Savings is calculated as Nominal GDP less Consumption Expenditure. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics provides Final Consumption Expenditure in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.
• In the latest reports, Pakistan GDP expanded 1.7% YoY in Jun 2023.
• Pakistan Nominal GDP reached 341,308.8 USD mn in Jun 2023. Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 25.0% in Jun 2023.
• Pakistan GDP Per Capita reached 1,552.3 USD in Jun 2021.

Inflation Rate in Pakistan decreased to 1.50 percent in February from 2.40 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Pakistan Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about Pakistan Foreign Direct Investment

• Pakistan Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 194.4 USD mn in Jan 2025, compared with an increase of 169.8 USD mn in the previous month.
• Pakistan Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated monthly, available from Jul 1997 to Jan 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 1.3 USD bn in Jun 2008 and a record low of -390.9 USD mn in Oct 2018.

The difference between the Total and the summation of data per country is due to the zero value of some countries. Zero refers to the amount of less than $50,000.


Related information about Pakistan Foreign Direct Investment

• In the latest reports of Pakistan, Current Account recorded a surplus of 1.5 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Pakistan Direct Investment Abroad fell by 9.0 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 213.0 USD mn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 341.3 USD bn in Jun 2023.

This dataset provides values for GDP reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

This dataset provides values for GDP PER CAPITA reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

This dataset provides values for GDP ANNUAL GROWTH RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.