Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Pakistan |  Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $314.6B | $88.9B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 5.2% | 3% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| Population | 197M | 21.4M |
| GDP per capita | $1.5k | $4.1k |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.68% | 2.13% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 29.3 | 49.49 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.27 | 0.3 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $5.7k | $13k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $337.1B | $87.9B |
| GNI per capita | $1.6k | $4.1k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $1.2T | $284.1B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $5.9k | $13k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 30% | 24% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 30% | 28% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Unemployment | 3% | 4.4% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 54.8 | 57.4 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 5.02 | 5.24 |
| Human Freedom Index | 5.44 | 5.69 |
| Property Rights Index | 48.3 | 47.7 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 43.2 | 39.2 |
| Business Freedom Index | 54.9 | 76.5 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 40.4 | 39.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 41.3 | 58.6 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 55 | 40 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 40 | 40 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 64.8 | 67.6 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 72.5 | 71.1 |
| Government Spending Index | 86.8 | 88.9 |
| Tax Burden Index | 80.4 | 84.8 |
| Government Integrity Index | 29.7 | 34.7 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 33 | 38 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 66.9 | 76.6 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 2.9 | 14.6 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 14.3 | 14.9 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 4.2 | 2.3 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 966k | 2.3M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 72.1% | 84.1% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 27.6% | 60.8% |
| External debt stocks | $91B | $52.6B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 70.1% | 118.2% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 19.9% | 36% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 12.7% | 28.5% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 18.8% | 25.5% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 16.7% | 28.6% |
| Total reserves including gold | $11.8B | $6.9B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $2.4B | $1.6B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 8.8% | 22.8% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 19.7% | 30.1% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$19.2B | -$2.8B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | N/A | 13.3% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $1.5B | $182.6M |
| Personal remittances received | $21.2B | $7B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 18% | 27% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 22.9% | 7.9% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $189M | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $7M | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | N/A | 16.2% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 21% | 19.2% |
