Tue, 21-Oct-2025

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economy

ISLAMABAD: The government’s decision to rebase the economy from the fiscal year 2005-06 to 2015-16 has added Rs3.1 trillion in its value and jacked up last year’s GDP growth to 5.57 from 5.37 per cent. The change in the base-year was welcomed by stakeholders and experts, however, they said that it also exposed the structural … Read more

Pakistan’s per capita income increases to Rs266,614 as GDP size reaches to $346.76bn mark

The National Accounts Committee (NAC) on Thursday approved the revised figures of Pakistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 5.37% against the provisional numbers of 3.9% for the fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21). According to the final numbers approved by the committee, the per capita increased to Rs 266,614 or US$ 1,666 in 2020-21 while … Read more