In 2023, agriculture contributed around 23.33 percent to the GDP of Pakistan, 20.68 percent came from the industry, and over half of the economy’s contribution to GDP came from the services sector. Divisions of the economy There are three main sectors of economy: The primary sector encompassed agriculture, fishing and mining. The secondary sector is the manufacturing sector, also known as the industry sector; and last but not least, the tertiary sector, alias the services sector, which includes services and intangible goods, like tourism, financial services, or telecommunications. Today, most developed countries have a well-established services sector that contributes the lion’s share to their GDP. On the other hand, economies that still need support and are still developing typically rely on agriculture to fuel their economy. If they transition to a developed nation, it is usually because their economy is now able to focus on services as an economic driver. Pakistan’s economic driver Although Pakistan is not considered a fully developed nation yet, over half of its annual GDP is now generated by the services sector. However, the primary sector plays an important role for the country: It is still responsible for almost a quarter of GDP contribution, and it employs almost half of Pakistan’s workforce. Pakistan is rich in arable land, which explains why the majority of the Pakistani population lives in rural areas, producing and selling sugarcane, wheat, cotton, and rice, which are also exported to other countries.

Pakistan: Value added in the agricultural sector as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2024 is 23.53 percent, an increase from 23.33 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 9.68 percent, based on data from 151 countries. Historically, the average for Pakistan from 1960 to 2024 is 26.76 percent. The minimum value, 19.94 percent, was reached in 2007 while the maximum of 43.19 percent was recorded in 1960.

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Pakistan was reported at 23.53 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Pakistan PK: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Agriculture data was reported at 2.066 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.154 % for 2016. Pakistan PK: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Agriculture data is updated yearly, averaging 3.471 % from Jun 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.731 % in 1968 and a record low of -5.286 % in 1993. Pakistan PK: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Agriculture data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Annual Growth Rate. Annual growth rate for agricultural value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3 or 4.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data for OECD countries are based on ISIC, revision 4.

Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: YoY data was reported at 1.096 % in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.742 % for Sep 2024. Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: YoY data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.616 % from Sep 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.167 % in Sep 2023 and a record low of 0.135 % in Sep 2022. Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.A001: SNA08: 2015-16 Base: Gross Domestic Product: Growth Rate.

Pakistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth was 5.77 percent in 2021 after adjusting for inflation.

GDP in developing nations

Gross domestic product measures value of all final goods and services produced within a country’s borders during a certain period of time. In developing countries, GDP should rise more quickly due to “catch-up growth”. In many developing nations, employment is shifted from agriculture to the services sector; simply shifting workers from one sector to more productive sectors increases the income of both the workers and their employers, increasing GDP. This raises GDP per capita (383750), which gives a general idea of the level of development.

International setting

Due to historic tensions, Pakistan neither imports nor exports a significant amount from its neighbor India, favoring China instead. Its other neighbors, Afghanistan and Iran, are not as economically stable at the moment. Pakistan's own GDP is also not in the best shape and is expected to drop during 2019, however, Pakistan stands to benefit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which would revive the trading routes that made Pakistan wealthy in past centuries. If this comes to fruition, the GDP for Pakistan is sure to increase.

Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Crops: Other: YoY data was reported at 0.727 % in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.425 % for Sep 2024. Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Crops: Other: YoY data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.233 % from Sep 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.719 % in Dec 2021 and a record low of -2.361 % in Dec 2016. Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Crops: Other: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.A001: SNA08: 2015-16 Base: Gross Domestic Product: Growth Rate.

In 2023, 36.1 percent of the workforce in Pakistan worked in the agricultural sector, about a quarter worked in industry, and 38.31 percent in the services sector. The primary sectorThe most common breakdown of a country’s economy is into three sectors; the primary sector, which includes agriculture, raw materials, fishing, and hunting, the secondary sector, which is also called the industrial sector and includes manufacturing, and the tertiary sector, which encompasses intangible goods and services, like financial services, tourism, or telecommunications. Usually, an advanced economy focuses on the services sector, while in a developing economy, the primary sector is still prevalent. In Pakistan, agriculture plays an important role in trade and production, and most Pakistanis are employed in the agricultural sector – however, the services sector generates the lion’s share of GDP Is Pakistan on the verge of being a developed country?Typically, a developed country shifts GDP generation and employment to intangible goods, which also often means that its citizens move to the city, away from rural areas. In Pakistan, urbanization progresses slowly, and most inhabitants live in rural areas. One reason for this is Pakistan’s vast arable land area, which allows for the production and export of raw materials. To be a developed country, Pakistan still needs to put in some work and improve the standard of living and infrastructure, among other factors.

The average for 2023 based on 26 countries was 6.24 percent. The highest value was in Pakistan: 23.33 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 0.29 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Fishing: YoY data was reported at 0.794 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.815 % for Sep 2024. Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Fishing: YoY data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.741 % from Sep 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.657 % in Jun 2018 and a record low of 0.342 % in Mar 2022. Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Fishing: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.A001: SNA08: 2015-16 Base: Gross Domestic Product: Growth Rate.

Pakistan: Value added in the agricultural sector as percent of GDP: Pour cet indicateur, La Banque mondiale fournit des données pour la Pakistan de 1960 à 2024. La valeur moyenne pour Pakistan pendant cette période était de 26.76 pour cent avec un minimum de 19.94 pour cent en 2007 et un maximum de 43.19 pour cent en 1960.

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Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Cotton Gin & Misc. Comp: YoY data was reported at -19.068 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of -1.427 % for Sep 2024. Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Cotton Gin & Misc. Comp: YoY data is updated quarterly, averaging -1.772 % from Sep 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61.380 % in Dec 2023 and a record low of -31.159 % in Dec 2022. Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Cotton Gin & Misc. Comp: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.A001: SNA08: 2015-16 Base: Gross Domestic Product: Growth Rate.

Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Crops: YoY data was reported at -5.377 % in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of -6.568 % for Sep 2024. Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Crops: YoY data is updated quarterly, averaging 4.006 % from Sep 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.072 % in Sep 2023 and a record low of -8.216 % in Sep 2022. Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Crops: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.A001: SNA08: 2015-16 Base: Gross Domestic Product: Growth Rate.

Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Livestock: YoY data was reported at 6.512 % in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.668 % for Sep 2024. Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Livestock: YoY data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.183 % from Sep 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.512 % in Dec 2024 and a record low of 1.542 % in Dec 2020. Pakistan GDP: Agriculture: Livestock: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.A001: SNA08: 2015-16 Base: Gross Domestic Product: Growth Rate.

This report focuses principally on three key dimensions of better public expenditure management in Pakistan. First, it is paramount to continue financial discipline and reduce the overall size of the public sector deficit, including the sizable losses of public enterprises. The modest progress made in reducing the government's fiscal deficit during the past few years has been undermined by the persistence of high level of losses of public enterprises, especially Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), and Karachi Electricity Supply Company (KESC). To reduce the unsustainable burden of public debt, the fiscal deficit, which has averaged 5.5 percent of GDP (excluding grants) and 3.4 percent (including grants) during the past three years, must be brought down further. Provision needs to be made for the large and continuing public enterprise losses and unfunded contingent liabilities of the public sector. A strong and successful government revenue mobilization effort, which will gradually raise the ratio of revenues from 17 percent of GDP (FY02) to say 20 percent over the next decade, remains central to restoring Pakistan's fiscal health. But as the experience of the past few years shows, the structural weakness in the taxation structure (relatively heavy dependence on trade taxes) and the institutional weaknesses in the tax collection machinery (especially on the income tax side) will continue to dampen revenue growth for some time. Thus it will be prudent to assume, at best, only moderate growth in the ratio of government revenues to GDP over the next five years. Even on the assumption of a steady increase in the ratio of government revenue to GDP, the growth in overall public spending in real terms will be modest over the next few years because of the need to reduce the deficit further and to fund public enterprise losses and contingent liabilities. Indeed, in the medium term overall public spending as a proportion of GDP is unlikely to increase from the level of 22 percent witnessed in recent years, even if grant assistance remains at a relatively high level.

The statistic shows the growth of the real gross domestic product (GDP) in India from 2020 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. GDP refers to the total market value of all goods and services that are produced within a country per year. It is an important indicator of the economic strength of a country. Real GDP is adjusted for price changes and is therefore regarded as a key indicator for economic growth. In 2024, India's real gross domestic product growth was at about 6.46 percent compared to the previous year. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in India Recent years have witnessed a shift of economic power and attention to the strengthening economies of the BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India, and China. The growth rate of gross domestic product in the BRIC countries is overwhelmingly larger than in traditionally strong economies, such as the United States and Germany. While the United States can claim the title of the largest economy in the world by almost any measure, China nabs the second-largest share of global GDP, with India racing Japan for third-largest position. Despite the world-wide recession in 2008 and 2009, India still managed to record impressive GDP growth rates, especially when most of the world recorded negative growth in at least one of those years. Part of the reason for India’s success is the economic liberalization that started in 1991and encouraged trade subsequently ending some public monopolies. GDP growth has slowed in recent years, due in part to skyrocketing inflation. India’s workforce is expanding in the industry and services sectors, growing partially because of international outsourcing — a profitable venture for the Indian economy. The agriculture sector in India is still a global power, producing more wheat or tea than anyone in the world except for China. However, with the mechanization of a lot of processes and the rapidly growing population, India’s unemployment rate remains relatively high.

Pakistan PK: Informal Employment: Male: % of Total Non-Agricultural Employment data was reported at 70.990 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 72.000 % for 2014. Pakistan PK: Informal Employment: Male: % of Total Non-Agricultural Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 69.445 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2015, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72.000 % in 2014 and a record low of 67.420 % in 2009. Pakistan PK: Informal Employment: Male: % of Total Non-Agricultural Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Employment in the informal economy as a percentage of total non-agricultural employment. It basically includes all jobs in unregistered and/or small-scale private unincorporated enterprises that produce goods or services meant for sale or barter. Self-employed street vendors, taxi drivers and home-base workers, regardless of size, are all considered enterprises. However, agricultural and related activities, households producing goods exclusively for their own use (e.g. subsistence farming, domestic housework, care work, and employment of paid domestic workers), and volunteer services rendered to the community are excluded.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; ; Harmonized series

In 2024, the unemployment rate in Pakistan was at approximately 5.47 percent, a slight increase from 5.41 percent the previous year. Unemployment as an economic key indicatorThe unemployment rate of a country represents the share of people without a job in the country’s labor force, i.e. unemployed persons among those who are able and/or willing to work. Among other factors, it takes population growth into account, and thus increases in the labor force, as well as the age of the population. A high unemployment rate usually indicates economic troubles, with a popular example being Greece, where the unemployment rate skyrocketed from 7.76 percent in 2008 to 27.5 percent as a result of the Great Recession. From plowshares to keyboardsWhile Pakistan’s unemployment slumped below the one percent mark in 2010, it is now on the rise again and currently standing at just over four percent. Traditionally, most Pakistanis work in agriculture however, the lion’s share of the country’s GDP is generated by services, like tourism, banking, and IT. While agriculture is still important for Pakistan’s economy, the services sector is gaining ground in the country, and more and more people are moving to urban areas from the countryside to find jobs in the cities.

国内生产总值：农业：同比在12-01-2024达1.096%，相较于09-01-2024的0.742%有所增长。国内生产总值：农业：同比数据按季更新，09-01-2016至12-01-2024期间平均值为3.616%，共34份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于09-01-2023，达8.167%，而历史最低值则出现于09-01-2022，为0.135%。CEIC提供的国内生产总值：农业：同比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Pakistan Bureau of Statistics，数据归类于全球数据库的巴基斯坦 – Table PK.A001: SNA08: 2015-16 Base: Gross Domestic Product: Growth Rate。