Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Pakistan
Pakistan: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 0.26 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Pakistan, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.26 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.9% on the previous year and down 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Pakistan peaked at 5.76 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -2.22, in 2010.
Pakistan ranks 151st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.31 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1 | -67.7% |
| 2002 | -0.47 | -570.0% |
| 2003 | 2.05 | -536.2% |
| 2004 | 4.09 | +99.5% |
| 2005 | 4.58 | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 3.48 | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 0.68 | -80.5% |
| 2008 | -1.35 | -298.5% |
| 2009 | -0.48 | -64.4% |
| 2010 | -2.22 | +362.5% |
| 2011 | 0.65 | -129.3% |
| 2012 | 3.2 | +392.3% |
| 2013 | 1.14 | -64.4% |
| 2014 | 2.16 | +89.5% |
| 2015 | 2.38 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 4.32 | +81.5% |
| 2017 | 4.38 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.76 | +31.5% |
| 2019 | 0.04 | -99.3% |
| 2020 | -1.85 | -4725.0% |
| 2021 | 1.47 | -179.5% |
| 2022 | 3.37 | +129.3% |
| 2023 | -2.16 | -164.1% |
| 2024 | 0.81 | -137.5% |
| 2025 | 0.26 | -67.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.26 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77, 15% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.26 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7, 37% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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% | 0.04 | -1.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3 | -1.35 | 4.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 | -2.22 | 5.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3167 | -2.16 | 3.37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More work & labour data for Pakistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1724 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4553 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 160,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 146,712 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 259,090 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 251,911 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 511,001 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Pakistan?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Pakistan was 0.26 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 in 2018.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.22 in 2010.
- How does Pakistan rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Pakistan ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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