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Pakistan GDP in FY2026-27 will be $550bn. Rebasing is underway to update accounts.
And what will that change? Will our literacy rate increase? Will our cities be clean? Will our graduation rate increase? Will jobs increase? Will our debts decrease? Will our exports increase? Rebasing does nothing but increase tax net so more money can be sent to IMF
 
And what will that change? Will our literacy rate increase? Will our cities be clean? Will our graduation rate increase? Will jobs increase? Will our debts decrease? Will our exports increase? Rebasing does nothing but increase tax net so more money can be sent to IMF

Increased tax base mean increased GDP growth. Govt can give relief to salaried class etc
 
Increased tax base mean increased GDP growth. Govt can give relief to salaried class etc
It will decrease debt to gdp ratio, which in turn will make it easier for government to borrow further money (at lesser interest rates).
However it will decrease tax to gdp ratio, therefore expect more taxes (as our government will not tax the new sectors)
 
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Pakistan eyes 4% GDP growth for FY27

  • Projection driven by stronger performance in agriculture, industry, and services sectors
June 1, 2026
BR Web Desk

Pakistan aims for an economic growth rate to 4% in the upcoming fiscal year, up from an estimated 3.7% in FY26, even as the country manages crude price shock from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and remains under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme.

The GDP growth projected is driven by stronger performance in the agriculture, industry, and services sectors, according to projections shared by Topline Research on Monday.
 
The improvement is expected to stem from a sharp rebound in important crops, where growth is projected at 3.6%, up from just 0.6% in the outgoing fiscal year. Livestock, which remains the largest contributor within agriculture, is also expected to post steady growth of 3.9%, marginally higher than 3.8% in FY26.

The industrial sector is also projected to gather momentum, increasing by 4% in FY27 against an estimated 3.5% in FY26. However, growth within sub-sectors is expected to be uneven. Large-scale manufacturing (LSM), which is forecast to grow by 6.1% in FY26, is expected to slow down to 4.5% in FY27, while construction activity is projected to reduce significantly to 2.2% from 5.7%.

Meanwhile, the services sector is expected to post a growth rate of 4.2% in FY27 compared to 4.1% in FY26.

Within services, wholesale and retail trade is projected to strengthen to 4.2% from 3.7%. Whereas, the information and communication sector is projected to remain one of the fastest-growing segments of the economy, with growth expected to edge up to 7.7% in FY27 from 7.5% in FY26.
 
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if you glance since 2008/9 till 2026. Pakistan's GDP has marginally improved while others around us have made a leap and bound [please don't count Afghanistan] improvements. No matter how you see it, the economic growth is linked to [in the order]
1 - governance
2 - justice
3 - law and order

You fix 1 and 2 that Pakistan controls; #3 reduces itself, and with active planning and action, it could be managed to global acceptable thresholds. But alas! PPP, PMLN, JUIF, and MQM are just simple, immature, corrupt, and incapable. You can add PTI to that list too easily, but they have not been able to govern much except in KPK, so they are no better than others. A very sorry state .... with hope in sight.
 
if you glance since 2008/9 till 2026. Pakistan's GDP has marginally improved while others around us have made a leap and bound [please don't count Afghanistan] improvements. No matter how you see it, the economic growth is linked to [in the order]
1 - governance
2 - justice
3 - law and order

You fix 1 and 2 that Pakistan controls; #3 reduces itself, and with active planning and action, it could be managed to global acceptable thresholds. But alas! PPP, PMLN, JUIF, and MQM are just simple, immature, corrupt, and incapable. You can add PTI to that list too easily, but they have not been able to govern much except in KPK, so they are no better than others. A very sorry state .... with hope in sight.
Other countries are also at different stages in the demographic transition - there's a big difference between countries with a median age of 29 and 21.
 
For how long this MF failed martial and his boot lickers will hide behind an explosive situation….. numbers make ZERO sense on the ground and are created just to impress IMF and get more loan ….

 

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