Pakistan, with its diverse cultures and people, achieved a name in sports, science and natural beauty. It is the world’s 24th-largest economy in terms of GDP, having economic freedom score of 48.8 and making its economy the 153rd freest in the year 2022.
Despite lack of resources, have primary export commodities including rice, cotton, fish, fruits (especially Oranges and Mangoes), wheat, vegetables and vegetable oil, pulses, consumer foods, textiles, sports equipment, rugs, leather goods, carpets and chemicals.
It is ranked 34th among 39 countries in the Asia–Pacific region. It ranks 130th in the world by tourist income.
With a semi-industrial economy, Its supply against the electricity demand has remained a largely unresolved matter. The primary sources of primary energy supplies are Hydroelectric, Coal, Gas, Oil and imported LNG.
According to the reports at the end of 2020, half of the economy’s contribution to GDP came from the services sector, 23.13 percent from agriculture and industry shares 17.72 percent of the GDP of Pakistan,
Pakistan has the potential to quadruple its textile export, and the mobile telephone market has exploded many-fold since 2003.
Here are some world rankings in the different economic aspects of life where Pakistan stands.
S No | Field Name | World Ranking | Report Year |
1 | Foot Balls Production | 1 | 2021 |
2 | Surgical Instrument Manufacturing | 1 | 2022 |
3 | Buffalo Stock | 2 | 2021 |
4 | Meat (Buffalo) | 2 | 2021 |
5 | Donkey Stock | 3 | 2020 |
6 | Meat (Goat) Production | 3 | 2020 |
7 | Milk Production | 3 | 2021 |
8 | Broadband Internet growth | 2 | 2022 |
9 | Goat Stock | 4 | 2020 |
10 | Largest Textile Producing Country | 4 | 2020 |
11 | Chicken Stock | 5 | 2021 |
12 | Chickpea Production | 5 | 2020 |
13 | Cotton Producing | 5 | 2020 |
14 | Guava Production | 5 | 2021 |
15 | Sugarcane Production | 5 | 2021 |
16 | Mango Production | 5 | 2021 |
17 | Dates Production | 6 | 2020 |
18 | Onion Production | 6 | 2021 |
19 | Leather Exporter | 8 | 2020 |
20 | Mobile Phones Users | 8 | 2021 |
21 | Wheat Production | 8 | 2020 |
22 | Okra Production | 6 | 2021 |
23 | Camels Stock | 9 | 2020 |
24 | Rice Production | 9 | 2021 |
25 | Textile Exporter | 9 | 2021 |
26 | Pulses Production | 11 | 2021 |
27 | Number of Internet Users | 14 | 2022 |
28 | Cement Production | 17 | 2022 |
29 | Electricity Production | 32 | 2022 |
30 | Telephone Lines | 50 | 2021 |
31 | Internet Hosts | 57 | 2021 |
According to different surveys, let me share a few economical acts about Pakistan.
S No | Facts |
1 | largest Canal-based irrigation system in the world |
2 | 4th largest Irrigated Land Area in the world |
3 | The world’s youngest Microsoft Expert is from Pakistan, and she was certified at just five years old |
4 | Has the only fertile desert in the world |
5 | Fourth-most intelligent people in the world |
6 | PIA Capt. Abdullah Baig & Co-Pilot Capt. Taimoor Baig broke the world record (still unbeaten) for the fastest flight from London to Karachi in time 6h 43m 55s on Boeing 720B Reg. AP-AMG |
7 | Khewra Salt Mine’ the second largest and oldest salt mine |
8 | Tarbela Dam, The largest earth-filled dam (and fifth largest by structural volume) |
9 | The Changa Manga, world’s largest man-made forest |
10 | Gwadar Port, largest deep sea port |
11 | The largest producer of football |
12 | Tarparkar Desert, is the only fertile desert |
13 | Karakoram Highway, is the world’s highest paved international road |
14 | Highest ATM (automated teller machine), operated by the National Bank of Pakistan and is installed at a height of 16,007 feet above sea level, at the Pak-China border, Khunjerab Pass |
15 | Gaddani, world’s third-largest ship breaking yard |