ECONOMY
According
to the budget 2017-18, the total expenditures of the government are Rs. 4.75
Trillion while the deficit of the budget is 4.1 %.
Pakistan
is ranked at 68th position out of 160 economies, according to the
World Bank’s Index
95% of Pakistan’s total trade is dependent
on sea. So the sea routes must always remain open. If the path blocks for some
reason Pakistan’s imports and exports would come to a halt
Karachi
is ranked 7th among the Asia-Pacific cities for the Foreign Direct
Investment in 2017-18
Pakistan ranked 34rth in the annual
production of tomato throughout the world
The GDP per
capita of Pakistan $1,629 which ranked Pakistan 149 in the world for 2016
with Pakistan’s undocumented economy is 3 percent
Pakistan is
contributing 8 percent of its budgetary allocations to address the issue of
climate change, according to Pakistan’s Minister for Climate Change,
Mushaidullah
The Current Account Deficit has reached
to $8.5 Billion in 2017 signaling the poor fiscal health of Pakistan
The
economy of Pakistan in the 24th largest in the world in terms of
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
The inflation rate in
Pakistan grew to 5.02% from 4.78%, according to Pakistan Economic Survey
2016-17
The unemployment rate declined to 5.9% from
6%, according to Pakistan Economic Survey 2016-17
MAJOR
RANKING OF PAKISTAN
Pakistan is ranked 116th
out of 176 countries on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception
Index 2016
Pakistan is ranked 147th out of 188
countries in Human Development Index of United Nations Development
Program
Pakistan holds 1.56 million refugees – the
fourth highest number in the world and the largest in a developing economy
WATER
AND ENERGY
According to IMF, Pakistan is the 3rd
most water-stressed country in the world having per capita availability of just
1,017 cubic meters annually
Total electricity demand of
Pakistan in 14,800 MW whereas the electricity generation by the government and
private sector amounts 11,000 MW