Pakistan — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Pakistan, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Pakistan was 3.70% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.35% in 1970. The lowest was -1.27% in 2020 (about -2.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.75% per year.
Pakistan ranks 92 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 43%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Pakistan sits above it. It peaked in 1970 and has fallen 67% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 12%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 10 of 23 economies; Bahrain (3.48%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 843% in 2024.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 36th of 107 in 1961 → 16th of 119 in 1970 → 17th of 152 in 1980 → 60th of 176 in 1990 → 94th of 199 in 2000 → 160th of 209 in 2010 → 56th of 209 in 2020 → 82nd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.7% | +0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 3.08% | +3.5 pp |
| 2023 | -0.41% | -5.2 pp |
| 2022 | 4.78% | -1.7 pp |
| 2021 | 6.51% | +7.8 pp |
| 2020 | -1.27% | -3.8 pp |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -3.7 pp |
| 2018 | 6.15% | +1.7 pp |
| 2017 | 4.43% | -2.1 pp |
| 2016 | 6.57% | +2.4 pp |
| 2015 | 4.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 4.12% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 4.37% | +1.3 pp |
| 2012 | 3.03% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 2.68% | +1.2 pp |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -2.0 pp |
| 2009 | 3.47% | +1.4 pp |
| 2008 | 2.12% | -2.3 pp |
| 2007 | 4.44% | -1.6 pp |
| 2006 | 6.05% | -1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 7.28% | -0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 7.83% | +2.4 pp |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +2.8 pp |
| 2002 | 2.59% | -1.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.65% | -0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 4.26% | +0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 3.66% | +1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 2.55% | +1.5 pp |
| 1997 | 1.01% | -3.8 pp |
| 1996 | 4.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 4.96% | +1.2 pp |
| 1994 | 3.74% | +2.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.76% | -5.9 pp |
| 1992 | 7.71% | +2.6 pp |
| 1991 | 5.06% | +0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 4.46% | -0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 4.96% | -2.7 pp |
| 1988 | 7.63% | +1.2 pp |
| 1987 | 6.45% | +1.0 pp |
| 1986 | 5.5% | -2.1 pp |
| 1985 | 7.59% | +2.5 pp |
| 1984 | 5.07% | -1.7 pp |
| 1983 | 6.78% | +0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 6.54% | -1.4 pp |
| 1981 | 7.92% | -2.3 pp |
| 1980 | 10.22% | +6.5 pp |
| 1979 | 3.76% | -4.3 pp |
| 1978 | 8.05% | +4.1 pp |
| 1977 | 3.95% | -1.2 pp |
| 1976 | 5.16% | +0.9 pp |
| 1975 | 4.21% | +0.7 pp |
| 1974 | 3.54% | -3.5 pp |
| 1973 | 7.06% | +6.3 pp |
| 1972 | 0.81% | +0.3 pp |
| 1971 | 0.47% | -10.9 pp |
| 1970 | 11.35% | +5.8 pp |
| 1969 | 5.51% | -1.7 pp |
| 1968 | 7.23% | +1.8 pp |
| 1967 | 5.4% | -0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 5.79% | -4.6 pp |
| 1965 | 10.42% | +2.8 pp |
| 1964 | 7.57% | -1.1 pp |
| 1963 | 8.69% | +4.2 pp |
| 1962 | 4.48% | -1.5 pp |
| 1961 | 5.99% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Pakistan’s GDP growth in 1962?
4.48% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Pakistan’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -38.2% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.7%; 2024: 3.08%; 2023: -0.41%; 2022: 4.78%; 2021: 6.51%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.