Economy Facts and Figures-Dec, 2018

1. GDP of Pakistan
312.6 Billion Dollars
2. GDP Growth Rate
5.4%
3. Tax to GDP Ratio
12.4%
4. Federal and KP Budget Volume
Amount of Federal Budget. Rs5, 932 billion
Amount of KP Budget. Rs. 648 Billion for remaining 8 months of FY 2018-19
5. Budget allocated for debt servicing in Federal Budget
Rs 2.22 trillion
6. Budget allocated for defense in Federal Budget
Rs.1, 100 Billion
7. Volume of development budget
Federal Budget: Rs.725 billion (Revised budget by PTI Government)
KP Budget: Rs.180 Billion for remaining 8 months of FY 2018-19
8. Budget Deficit
4.9% of GDP
9. Foreign Direct Investment
291.5 Million US Dollars in August, 2018
10. Value of Pakistan’s imports and exports in FY 2017-18
Exports: $23.228 billion
Imports: $60.898 billion
11. Pakistan’s debt
External debt: 95.097 US Billion Dollars
Internal Debt: Rs. 16.41 Trillion till June,2018 as per SBP Report
Debt service (The repayment of principal amount of loan plus the interest accrued on that
loan.) is estimated to be $9.3 billion for FY 2018-19
12. Pakistan’s circular debt
Rs. 1.3 Trillion (Sept, 2018 as per statement of Minister of Power in the National
Assembly)
Circular debt was officially defined by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of
the Cabinet in 2014, in the following words:
“The circular debt is the amount of cash shortfall within the Central Power Purchasing
Agency (CPPA), which it cannot pay to power supply companies.
13. Inflation rate of Pakistan
Inflation is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising
and, consequently, the purchasing power of currency is falling.
6.8 % recorded in October, 2018
14. Budget deficit of Pakistan
The difference between total revenue and total expenditure of the government is termed
as fiscal deficit.
Pakistan’s Budget deficit during FY 2017-18 was Rs. 2.26 Trillion equal to 6.6 per cent of
gross domestic product (GDP).
15. Foreign Exchange Reserves of Pakistan
Foreign exchange reserves are reserve assets held by a central bank in foreign currencies,
used to back liabilities on their own issued currency as well as to influence monetary
policy.
On November 23rd, 2018 the foreign currency reserves held by the central bank were
recorded at $14,572 million (14.572 Billion)
16. Value of Pakistan’s foreign remittances
2 Billion US Dollars in October, 2018 (Source: SBP)
17. Pakistan’s Per Capita Income
Per capita income or average income measures the average income earned per person in a
given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the
area's total income by its total population.
According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan, the per capita income of the country
during financial year 2017-18 increased by 0.5 percent to $1641.