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Country Report Pakistan May 2011
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| 2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
| GDPd | |||||||
| Nominal GDP (US$ bn) | 127.3 | 143.0 | 164.5 | 162.0 | 174.8a | 188.7 | 210.7 |
| Nominal GDP (PRs bn) | 7,623 | 8,673 | 10,243 | 12,739 | 14,668a | 16,127b | 18,091 |
| Real GDP growth (%) | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 4.4a | 2.3b | 3.4 |
| Expenditure on GDP (% real change)d | |||||||
| Private consumption | 1.0 | 4.7 | -2.7 | 11.3 | 3.9a | 1.9b | 4.0 |
| Government consumption | 48.3 | -9.6 | 38.9 | -31.5 | 13.4a | 9.0b | 6.0 |
| Gross fixed investment | 19.9 | 13.6 | 7.3 | -11.3 | -2.0a | 12.2b | 9.0 |
| Exports of goods & services | 9.9 | 2.3 | -5.3 | -3.3 | 14.1a | -1.3b | 3.6 |
| Imports of goods & services | 18.7 | -3.5 | 3.5 | -15.2 | 11.2a | 10.1b | 12.7 |
| Origin of GDP (% real change)d | |||||||
| Agriculture | 6.3 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.0a | 1.7b | 2.0 |
| Industry | 4.1 | 8.8 | 1.4 | -1.9 | 4.9a | 2.5b | 5.3 |
| Services | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 4.6a | 2.5b | 3.2 |
| Population and income | |||||||
| Population (m) | 169.5 | 173.3b | 177.3b | 181.4b | 185.5 | 189.6 | 193.7 |
| GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 2,201 | 2,343b | 2,377b | 2,429b | 2,503 | 2,544 | 2,645 |
| Recorded unemployment (av; %) | 7.7 | 12.0b | 13.1b | 14.4b | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.2 |
| Fiscal indicators (% of GDP)d | |||||||
| Central government revenue | 14.1 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 15.6b | 15.9 |
| Central government expenditure | 18.4 | 20.8 | 22.2 | 19.9 | 21.2 | 22.3b | 22.4 |
| Central government balance | -4.3 | -5.8 | -7.6 | -5.3 | -6.3 | -6.7b | -6.5 |
| Net public debt | 52.8b | 53.3b | 53.7b | 50.1b | 51.2 | 54.5b | 56.2 |
| Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
| Exchange rate PRs:US$ (end-period) | 60.92 | 61.22 | 79.10 | 84.26 | 85.71a | 86.29 | 88.93 |
| Consumer prices (end-period; % change) | 8.9 | 8.8 | 23.3 | 10.5 | 16.8a | 9.0 | 7.4 |
| Stock of money M2 (end-period; % change) | 14.6 | 19.5 | 6.4 | 14.7 | 15.0a | 21.9 | 13.9 |
| Lending interest rate (av; %) | 10.5 | 10.6 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 13.5a | 13.5 | 13.0 |
| Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
| Trade balance | -9,647 | -10,587 | -17,003 | -10,270 | -11,351 | -13,404 | -14,283 |
| Goods: exports fob | 17,049 | 18,188 | 21,214 | 18,347 | 21,430 | 27,604 | 32,509 |
| Goods: imports fob | -26,696 | -28,775 | -38,216 | -28,617 | -32,782 | -41,008 | -46,792 |
| Services balance | -4,912 | -5,044 | -5,454 | -2,568 | -1,115 | -1,595 | -1,955 |
| Income balance | -3,131 | -3,740 | -4,334 | -3,614 | -3,179 | -2,713 | -2,876 |
| Current transfers balance | 10,941 | 11,085 | 11,136 | 12,459 | 13,462 | 14,534 | 16,224 |
| Current-account balance | -6,750 | -8,286 | -15,655 | -3,993 | -2,183 | -3,178 | -2,889 |
| External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
| Debt stock | 35,987 | 40,737 | 49,337 | 53,596b | 56,164 | 61,046 | 61,982 |
| Debt service paid | 2,290 | 2,599 | 2,945b | 4,597b | 4,431 | 4,192 | 4,330 |
| Principal repayments | 1,437 | 1,504 | 1,882b | 3,692b | 3,267 | 3,157 | 3,131 |
| Interest | 853 | 1,095 | 1,063b | 905b | 1,164 | 1,036 | 1,199 |
| Debt service due | 2,290 | 2,599 | 2,945b | 4,597b | 4,431 | 4,192 | 4,330 |
| International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
| Total international reserves | 12,816 | 15,689 | 8,903 | 13,770 | 17,210a | 20,449 | 22,513 |
| a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. d Fiscal years (ending June 30th). | |||||||
| Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics. | |||||||
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