Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Pakistan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Pakistan stood at 0.3%.
The figure is down 67.9% on the previous year and down 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Pakistan peaked at 5.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -2.2%, in 2010.
Pakistan ranks 163rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -67.7% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -570.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -536.2% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +99.5% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -80.5% |
| 2008 | -1.4% | -298.5% |
| 2009 | -0.5% | -64.4% |
| 2010 | -2.2% | +362.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -129.3% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +392.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -64.4% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +89.5% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +81.5% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +31.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -99.3% |
| 2020 | -1.9% | -4725.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -179.5% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +129.3% |
| 2023 | -2.2% | -164.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -137.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -67.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 13% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 32% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -4725.0% | 0.0% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | -1.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | -2.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -2.2% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Pakistan?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Pakistan was 0.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2% in 2010.
- How does Pakistan rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Pakistan ranks 163rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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