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title: "10 surprising facts about the current economy of Pakistan"  
description: "Here are ten surprising facts about the current economy of Pakistan, including the lack of Atta and food items."  
author: "Babita Soni"  
published: 2023-04-05  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2170/10-surprising-facts-about-the-current-economy-of-pakistan  
category: "country"  
tags: ["economy of Pakistan"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# 10 surprising facts about the current economy of Pakistan

![10 surprising facts about the current economy of Pakistan](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8d342ce-c5f1-44e2-96bd-46c0f9e579f9/images/c05cb57c-eb2b-458b-a048-c5ad77317c22.jpeg) ![10 surprising facts about the current economy of Pakistan](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8d342ce-c5f1-44e2-96bd-46c0f9e579f9/images/bf4ac710-acf9-4830-af8a-ddfafece7a88.jpeg) Pakistan's economy is the 5th largest in South Asia and 42nd largest in the world, with a GDP of approximately $305 billion in 2020. ![10 surprising facts about the current economy of Pakistan](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8d342ce-c5f1-44e2-96bd-46c0f9e579f9/images/8f9b4641-ef92-4660-92d9-976ea3eda92b.jpeg) Pakistan has the 3rd largest youth population in the world, with over 64% of its population under the age of 30. ![10 surprising facts about the current economy of Pakistan](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8d342ce-c5f1-44e2-96bd-46c0f9e579f9/images/8dfe8ef1-02d9-45f4-9e78-e8d166bdd349.jpeg) Pakistan's economy has grown by an average of 5.2% per year since 2014, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant slowdown in 2020. ![10 surprising facts about the current economy of Pakistan](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8d342ce-c5f1-44e2-96bd-46c0f9e579f9/images/8ca56fcf-dbce-4511-8aec-c1752ab67a7f.jpeg) Pakistan is the world's 4th largest producer of cotton, but the cotton sector has been facing challenges due to low productivity. ![10 surprising facts about the current economy of Pakistan](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8d342ce-c5f1-44e2-96bd-46c0f9e579f9/images/53a0629d-77e4-4eff-b918-1aa9b6bc6585.jpeg) The agriculture sector contributes about 24% to Pakistan's GDP and employs around 42% of the country's labor force. ![10 surprising facts about the current economy of Pakistan](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8d342ce-c5f1-44e2-96bd-46c0f9e579f9/images/723f3701-c754-4f58-95dc-fe5f7407c96d.jpeg) Pakistan is facing a significant shortage of wheat flour (Atta) and sugar due to poor government policies, hoarding and smuggling. ![10 surprising facts about the current economy of Pakistan](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8d342ce-c5f1-44e2-96bd-46c0f9e579f9/images/e371a55d-023c-4f96-955d-6bb2a22ddc79.jpeg) The manufacturing sector in Pakistan has been growing steadily, with textiles, food processing, and chemicals being the major industries. ![10 surprising facts about the current economy of Pakistan](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8d342ce-c5f1-44e2-96bd-46c0f9e579f9/images/6475dabf-e642-4059-bd19-fd7249ef1156.jpeg) Pakistan's government debt has increased significantly in recent years, with the debt-to-GDP ratio reaching 107% in 2020. ![10 surprising facts about the current economy of Pakistan](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/b8d342ce-c5f1-44e2-96bd-46c0f9e579f9/images/ce543f50-dee1-4809-b4b5-89c4002f8810.jpeg) The unemployment rate in Pakistan is high, with an estimated 5.8% of the population being unemployed in 2020.

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