PAKISTAN

General information:
Capital: Surface area: Official languages: Population: Exchange rate: Islamabad 796 thousand sq km Urdu, English 171.7 million (2010) A$1 = 92.6753 Rupees (Jul 2011) 2006 127.5 371.7 821 2,393 5.8 -4,991 -3.9 16.1 7.9 2007 143.2 408.6 905 2,583 6.8 -6,878 -4.8 15.3 7.8
Real GDP growth
% 8 Exports 6 200 4 Imports 2 100

Fact Sheet

Fact sheets are updated biannually; June and December

Head of State: President HE Mr Asif Ali Zardari Head of Government: Prime Minister HE Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani 2008 163.9 433.0 1,018 2,690 3.7 -13,874 -8.5 15.5 12.0 2009 161.8 445.1 962 2,647 1.7 -9,261 -5.7 13.8 20.8 2010(a) 176.9 467.2 1,030 2,721 3.8 -3,946 -2.2 15.8 11.7 2011(b) 204.1 489.4 1,164 2,792 2.6 437 0.2 11.9 13.9

Recent economic indicators:

GDP (US$bn) (current prices) (c): GDP PPP (US$bn) (c)(d): GDP per capita (US$): GDP per capita PPP (US$) (d): Real GDP growth (% change yoy) (c): Current account balance (US$m): Current account balance (% GDP): Goods & services exports (% GDP): Inflation (% change yoy):
Australia's merchandise trade with Pakistan
A$m 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2006

Australia's merchandise exports to Pakistan

A$m
2005-06 2010-11

300

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Primary

STM

ETM

Other

Australia's trade and investment relationship with Pakistan (e):

Australian merchandise trade with Pakistan, 2010-11: Exports to Pakistan (A$m): Imports from Pakistan (A$m): Total trade (exports + imports) (A$m): Major Australian exports, 2010-11 (A$m): Vegetables Cotton Coal Animal oils & fats 74 55 49 40
Total share: Rank: Growth (yoy):

382 175 556

0.2% 0.1% 0.1%

38th 56th 50th

-37.5% 14.1% -27.1% 73 25 22 12

Major Australian imports, 2010-11 (A$m): Bed, table, toilet & kitchen linen Clothing Rice Cotton fabrics, woven

Australia's trade in services with Pakistan, 2010-11: Exports of services to Pakistan (A$m): Imports of services from Pakistan (A$m): Australia's investment relationship with Pakistan, 2010 (f): Australia's investment in Pakistan (A$m): Pakistan's investment in Australia (A$m):

Total share:

na na

na na
Total: FDI:

np np

np np

Pakistan's global merchandise trade relationships:

Pakistan's principal export destinations, 2010: 1 United States 17.2% 2 United Arab Emirates 8.6% 3 Afghanistan 7.9% 24 Australia 0.7% Pakistan's principal import sources, 2010: 1 United Arab Emirates 2 China 3 Saudi Arabia 18 Australia 14.0% 14.0% 10.2% 1.2%

Compiled by the Market Information and Research Section, DFAT, using the latest data from the ABS, the IMF and various international sources. (a) All recent data subject to revision; (b) IMF/EIU forecast; (c) Year ending June 30; (d) PPP is purchasing power parity; (e) Total may not add due to rounding; (f) Stock, as at 31 December. Released annually by the ABS. na Data not available. np Data not published. .. Data not meaningful.