Pakistan Economic Survey 2021-2022

Pakistan Economic Survey was published on June 9, 2022.

Key Indicators:
GDP Growth 5.97%
GPD Size $383 billion
CPI Inflation (July- 11.3% (31.5% during July-Feb FY23)1
May FY22)
Per Capita income $ 1798
Fiscal Deficit of GDP 3.8%2
(July-March FY22)
Export (July-May $28.8 billion ($18.6billion Jul-Feb FY23)3
FY22)
Import (July-May $72.2billion ($40.1 billion Jul-Feb FY23)
FY22)
Trade deficit $ 32.9 billion ($21.4 billion Jul-Feb FY23)
FDI (Jul-April FY22) $1.48 billion
Remittances (July- $26.1 billion ($17.99 Billion July-Feb FY23)4
April FY22)
Current account $13.8 billion ($3.8billion July-Feb FY23)5
deficit (July-April
FY22)
Public debt Rs.44,366 billion (Rs.55.2 trillion Jul-Jan FY23) 6
External debt $88.8 billion (Rs20.69trillion July-Jan FY2023)7
Domestic debt Rs. 28.07 trillion (Rs. 34.3 trillion July-Jan FY2023)
Debt to DGP ratio 72.5% (73.5% till dec. 22)8
Policy rate 13.75% (20% since March 2, 2023)9

✓ 5th largest Populous country in the world.

✓ Currently, the overall electricity generation from coal has reached 5280
MW.

1
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2404005/inflation-hits-half-century-peak-at-315
2
https://www.finance.gov.pk/survey/chapter_22/Overview.pdf
3
https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/external_trade/monthly_external_trade/2023/february/Summary_Feb_20
23_Revised.pdf
4
https://www.dawn.com/news/1741915
5
https://www.dawn.com/news/1743322
6
https://www.dawn.com/news/1741011
7
https://www.dawn.com/news/1741011
8
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2408578/per-capita-public-debt-stands-at-rs216709
9
https://www.dawn.com/news/1739957
 ✓ Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) stood tremendous with 10.4percent
growth during July-March FY2022

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY 2020-21

Key Indicators:
Total Labor Force 71.76 million
Employed 67.25 million
Unemployed 4.51 million
Labor force participation rate to total 44.9%
working age population
Male labor force participation rate 67.9%
Female labor force participation 21.4%
Unemployment rate 6.3%
Unemployment rate in males 5.5%
Unemployment rate in females 8.9%

Unemployment Rate by Province:

Pakistan 6.3%
KP (Highest) 8.8%
Punjab 6.8%
Sindh(least) 3.9%
Baluchistan 4.3%

Employment by sector:
Agriculture 37.4%
Services 37.2%
Industry 25.4%
Literacy Rate by Province:10
Pakistan 62.8% ~ 63%
Punjab 66.3%
KP 55.1%
Sindh 61.8
Baluchistan 54.5%

10
During 2021-22, PSLM Survey was not conducted due to the upcoming Population &
Housing Census 2023.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1693997
Literacy rate by area:
Urban areas 77.3%
Rural areas 54.0%

Literacy rate by Gender:

Male 73.4%
Female 51.9%