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Pakistan · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Islamabad Lower middle income Nation age 79 years (since 1947) i PAK · PK
NationsTree Index 2025 i35.8143rd of 196 Tree height 2025 i23 msee ranking Military strength i82percentile
Population i255.2 m5th of 217 Area i796,100 km²35th of 216 GDP i$407.31 bn41st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$1.68 trn intl.26th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$6,573 intl.156th of 199 Life expectancy i67.8 years169th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i24
Strength · trunk i70
Quality of life · crown i18
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i26
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i60
CSV

In short

Pakistan is 143rd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 35.8 out of 100; its tree is 23 m tall.

It has 255.2 million people and an economy of $1.68 trn at purchasing power parity, 26th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (59th of 212), CO₂ emissions per person (57th of 203) and Income inequality (Gini) (47th of 108).

Its weakest positions: Air pollution (PM2.5) (194th of 200), Political stability (199th of 207) and Hospital beds (133rd of 145).

Over five years it climbed from 156th to 143rd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 796,100 35th/216
Land area ikm² 770,880 35th/216
Population ipeople 255.2 m 5th/217
Population growth i% 1.56% 67th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 326.0 37th/216
Urban population i% 39.5% 174th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 36.2% 47th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 4.4% 160th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $407.31 bn 41st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $1.68 trn 26th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $1.43 trn 26th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,596 181st/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $6,573 156th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $1,500 174th/201
GDP growth i% 3.7% 92nd/210
Inflation i% 3.5% 104th/180
Unemployment i% 5.4% 100th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 55.0%2000
General government gross debt i% of GDP 72.8% 139th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -5.4% 157th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 23.0% 27th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 20.1% 125th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 13.0% 66th/192
Services i% of GDP 50.9% 140th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $40.67 bn 71st/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $70.09 bn 57th/182
Exports i% of GDP 10.0% 176th/183
Imports i% of GDP 17.2% 172nd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 27.2% 179th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 2.4% 94th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 73.2% 34th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 18.2% 81st/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 4.6% 67th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 2.4% 127th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 0.5% 72nd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.5% 159th/196

Natural resources

63
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.4% 107th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.38% 58th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.74% 34th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.12% 29th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.07% 74th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.13% 106th/209
Arable land i% of land area 39.8% 15th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 226 165th/183

Tourism

44
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 966,0002012
Tourism receipts iUSD $765.0 m 81st/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.8% 111th/168

Society & health

21
Life expectancy iyears 67.8 169th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 56.0 173rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.16 101st/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.6 133rd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 87% 121st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 38.4% 120th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 48.3% 158th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 22.1%2018
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 7.3% 155th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 2.5% 188th/193
Adult literacy i% 58.9% 89th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 10.9% 136th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.544 168th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 33.5 47th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 23.0% 91st/108

Infrastructure & digital

35
Access to electricity i% of population 95.7% 151st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 45.0% 116th/150
Internet users i% of population 57.3% 143rd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 77 168th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 1.5 163rd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.20 131st/164
Rail lines iroute-km 7,791 22nd/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 7.2 m 54th/161

Environment & energy

35
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.81 57th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 41.6% 59th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 58.4 194th/200
Forest area i% of land area 4.1% 184th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 389 133rd/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 39.9 152nd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 26.5 174th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 41.1 170th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 31.4 199th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 39.7 172nd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 37.0 160th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 4.3 91st/145

Military

82
Military expenditure iUSD $11.87 bn 31st/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.9% 34th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 13.8% 19th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 943,000 6th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.25% 53rd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 706.0 m 14th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 127.0 m 22nd/65

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.16% 89th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 480 45th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 20,519 25th/197

Compare Pakistan with

AlgeriaEgyptIndiaIranSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab Emirates

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Pakistan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/pakistan. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Pakistan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/pakistan. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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