PKR Rates Now (2023-03-26 06:07 (GMT -4:00))

Exchange	Rate
PKR to GBP rate	0.00289
PKR to EUR rate	0.00328
PKR to AUD rate	0.00531
PKR to CAD rate	0.00488
PKR to USD rate	0.00353
PKR to NZD rate	0.00569
PKR to TRY rate	0.06723
PKR to DKK rate	0.02446
PKR to AED rate	0.01297
PKR to NOK rate	0.03697
PKR to SEK rate	0.03764
PKR to CHF rate	0.00325
PKR to JPY rate	0.46182
PKR to HKD rate	0.02773
PKR to MXN rate	0.06514
PKR to SGD rate	0.00471
PKR to ZAR rate	0.06418

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Economic indicators of Pakistan

Indicator	Reference	Last	Prev	Notes
Private Consumption	2021	46,506,300,000,000	38,752,500,000,000	PKR, Annual
Nominal GDP	2021	55,795,500,000,000	47,540,400,000,000	PKR, Annual
Investment	2021	7,217,100,000,000	6,230,400,000,000	PKR, Annual
Exports of Goods	2022 Q3	7,594,000,000	8,771,000,000	USD, NSA, Quarterly
Imports of Goods	2022 Q3	16,018,000,000	18,698,000,000	USD, NSA, Quarterly

About Pakistan

The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of what is presently Pakistan. During the second millennium B.C., remnants of this culture fused with the migrating Indo-Aryan peoples. The area underwent successive invasions in subsequent centuries from the Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Arabs (who brought Islam), Afghans, and Turks. The Mughal Empire flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries; the British came to dominate the region in the 18th century. The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars and a limited conflict - in 1947-48, 1965, and 1999 respectively - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh.

In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in mid-1998. India-Pakistan relations improved in the mid-2000s but have been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and have been further strained by attacks in India by militants suspected of being based in Pakistan. Nawaz SHARIF took office as prime minister in 2013, marking the first time in Pakistani history that a democratically elected government completed a full term and transitioned to a successive democratically elected government. In July 2017, the Supreme Court disqualified SHARIF from public office, and Shahid Khaqan ABBASI replaced him as prime minister in August. Pakistan has been engaged in a decades-long armed conflict with militant groups that target government institutions and civilians, including the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant networks.

Economy

Economy - overview	Decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment have led to underdevelopment in Pakistan. Pakistan has a large English-speaking population. A challenging security environment, electricity shortages, and a burdensome investment climate have deterred investors. Agriculture accounts for one-fifth of output and two-fifths of employment. Textiles and apparel account for more than half of Pakistan's export earnings; Pakistan's failure to diversify its exports has left the country vulnerable to shifts in world demand. Pakistan’s GDP growth has gradually increased since 2012. Official unemployment was 6% in 2017, but this fails to capture the true picture, because much of the economy is informal and underemployment remains high. Human development continues to lag behind most of the region. In 2013, Pakistan embarked on a $6.3 billion IMF Extended Fund Facility, which focused on reducing energy shortages, stabilizing public finances, increasing revenue collection, and improving its balance of payments position. The program concluded in September 2016. Although Pakistan missed several structural reform criteria, it restored macroeconomic stability, improved its credit rating, and boosted growth. The Pakistani rupee, after heavy depreciation in 2013, remained relatively stable against the US dollar in 2015-17. Balance of payments concerns have reemerged, however, as a result of increased imports and declining remittances. Pakistan must continue to address several longstanding issues, including expanding investment in education and healthcare, adapting to the effects of climate change and natural disasters, improving the country’s business environment, reducing dependence on foreign donors, and widening the country’s tax base. Given demographic challenges, Pakistan’s leadership will be pressed to implement economic reforms, promote further development of the energy sector, and attract foreign investment to support sufficient economic growth necessary to employ its growing and rapidly urbanizing population, much of which is under the age of 25. In an effort to boost development, Pakistan and China are implementing the “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor,” with $60 billion in investments targeted towards energy and other infrastructure projects. Pakistan believes CPEC investments will enable growth rates of over 6% of GDP by laying the groundwork for increased exports. CPEC-related obligations, however, have raised IMF concern that capital outflows that will begin to increase in 2020.
GDP (purchasing power parity)	$1.056 trillion (2017 est.) $1.003 trillion (2016 est.) $960.2 billion (2015 est.) note: data are in 2017 dollars data are for fiscal years country comparison to the world: 26
GDP (official exchange rate)	$278.9 billion (2016 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	5.3% (2017 est.) 4.5% (2016 est.) 4.1% (2015 est.) note: data are for fiscal years country comparison to the world: 35
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$5,400 (2017 est.) $5,200 (2016 est.) $5,100 (2015 est.) note: data are in 2017 dollars data are for fiscal years country comparison to the world: 170
Gross national saving	11.8% of GDP (2017 est.) 13.8% of GDP (2016 est.) 14.7% of GDP (2015 est.) note: data are for fiscal years country comparison to the world: 148
GDP - composition, by end use	household consumption: 81.8% government consumption: 11.9% investment in fixed capital: 14.2% investment in inventories: 1.6% exports of goods and services: 8.3% imports of goods and services: -17.8% (2017 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin	agriculture: 24.7% industry: 19.1% services: 56.3% (2017 est.)
Agriculture - products	cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs
Industries	textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, surgical instruments, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp
Industrial production growth rate	5% (2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 48
Labor force	63.89 million note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 10
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 42.3% industry: 22.6% services: 35.1% (FY2015 est.)
Unemployment rate	6% (2017 est.) 6% (2016 est.) note: substantial underemployment exists country comparison to the world: 85
Population below poverty line	29.5% (FY2013 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: 4% highest 10%: 26.1% (FY2013 est.)
Distribution of family income - Gini index	30.7 (FY2013 est.) 30.9 (FY2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 129
Budget	revenues: $45.64 billion expenditures: $59.28 billion note: data are for fiscal years (2017 est.)
Taxes and other revenues	14.9% of GDP (2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 192
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	-4.5% of GDP (2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 149
Public debt	59.4% of GDP (2017 est.) 59.5% of GDP (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 77
Fiscal year	1 July - 30 June
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	4.1% (2017 est.) 2.9% (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 160
Central bank discount rate	5.75% (15 November 2016 est.) 6% (15 November 2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 72
Commercial bank prime lending rate	7% (31 December 2017 est.) 6.94% (31 December 2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 118
Stock of narrow money	$117.2 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $103.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 34
Stock of broad money	$142 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $126.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 51
Stock of domestic credit	$165.2 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $145.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 49
Market value of publicly traded shares	$43.68 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $32.76 billion (31 December 2011 est.) $38.17 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 56
Current account balance	$-11.67 billion (2017 est.) $-4.867 billion (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 186
Exports	$21.7 billion (2017 est.) $21.71 billion (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 69
Exports - commodities	textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sporting goods, chemicals, manufactures, surgical instruments, carpets and rugs
Exports - partners	US 16.3%, China 7.6%, UK 7.4%, Afghanistan 6.5%, Germany 5.7% (2016)
Imports	$48.21 billion (2017 est.) $41.62 billion (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 52
Imports - commodities	petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea
Imports - partners	China 29.1%, UAE 13.2%, Indonesia 4.4%, US 4.3%, Japan 4.2% (2016)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$20.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $22.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 60
Debt - external	$75.66 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $70.45 billion (31 December 2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 58
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home	$41.56 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $39.06 billion (31 December 2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 61
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad	$2.175 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $2.094 billion (31 December 2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 80
Exchange rates	Pakistani rupees (PKR) per US dollar - 105.1 (2017 est.) 104.77 (2016 est.) 104.77 (2015 est.) 102.77 (FY2014 est.) 101.1 (FY2013 est.)

Location	Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
Geographic coordinates	30 00 N, 70 00 E
Map references	Asia
Area	total: 796,095 sq km land: 770,875 sq km water: 25,220 sq km country comparison to the world: 37
Land boundaries	total: 7,257 km border countries (4): Afghanistan 2,670 km, China 438 km, India 3,190 km, Iran 959 km
Coastline	1,046 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Climate	mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Terrain	divided into three major geographic areas: the northern highlands, the Indus River plain in the center and east, and the Balochistan Plateau in the south and west
Elevation	mean elevation: 900 m elevation extremes: lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m
Natural resources	arable land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Land use	agricultural land: 35.2% arable land 27.6%; permanent crops 1.1%; permanent pasture 6.5% forest: 2.1% other: 62.7% (2011 est.)
Irrigated land	202,000 sq km (2012)
Population - distribution	the Indus River and its tributaries attract most of the settlement, with Punjab province the most densely populated
Natural hazards	frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
Environment - current issues	water pollution from raw sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff; limited natural freshwater resources; most of the population does not have access to potable water; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Geography - note	controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional invasion routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent

Population	204,924,861 (July 2017 est.) note: provisional results of Pakistan's 2017 national census estimate the country's total population to be 207,774,000 country comparison to the world: 6
Nationality	noun: Pakistani(s) adjective: Pakistani
Ethnic groups	Punjabi 44.7%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.4%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.4%, Muhajirs 7.6%, Balochi 3.6%, other 6.3%
Languages	Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashto (alternate name, Pashtu) 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%
Religions	Muslim (official) 96.4% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.6% (2010 est.)
Dependency ratios	total dependency ratio: 65.3 youth dependency ratio: 57.9 elderly dependency ratio: 7.4 potential support ratio: 13.5 (2015 est.)
Median age	total: 23.8 years male: 23.7 years female: 23.8 years (2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 168
Population growth rate	1.43% (2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 80
Birth rate	21.9 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 74
Death rate	6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 150
Net migration rate	-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 144
Population distribution	the Indus River and its tributaries attract most of the settlement, with Punjab province the most densely populated
Urbanization	urban population: 39.7% of total population (2017) rate of urbanization: 2.77% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Major urban areas - population	Karachi 16.618 million; Lahore 8.741 million; Faisalabad 3.567 million; Rawalpindi 2.506 million; Multan 1.921 million; ISLAMABAD (capital) 1.365 million (2015)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth	23.4 years note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012/13 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio	178 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 53
Infant mortality rate	total: 52.1 deaths/1,000 live births male: 55.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 48.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 25
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 68.1 years male: 66.1 years female: 70.1 years (2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 168
Total fertility rate	2.62 children born/woman (2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 75
Contraceptive prevalence rate	35.4% (2012/13)
Health expenditures	2.6% of GDP (2014) country comparison to the world: 187
Physicians density	0.98 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
Hospital bed density	0.6 beds/1,000 population (2014)
Drinking water source	improved: urban: 93.9% of population rural: 89.9% of population total: 91.4% of population unimproved: urban: 6.1% of population rural: 10.1% of population total: 8.6% of population (2015 est.)
Sanitation facility access	improved: urban: 83.1% of population rural: 51.1% of population total: 63.5% of population unimproved: urban: 16.9% of population rural: 48.9% of population total: 36.5% of population (2015 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.1% (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 107
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	130,000 (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 35
HIV/AIDS - deaths	5,500 (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 29
Major infectious diseases	degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria animal contact disease: rabies (2016)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	8.6% (2016) country comparison to the world: 150
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	31.6% (2012) country comparison to the world: 11
Education expenditures	2.8% of GDP (2017) country comparison to the world: 164
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.9% male: 69.5% female: 45.8% (2015 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)	total: 8 years male: 9 years female: 7 years (2015)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24	total: 8.6% male: 8% female: 10.6% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 133

Country name	conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan conventional short form: Pakistan local long form: Jamhuryat Islami Pakistan local short form: Pakistan former: West Pakistan etymology: the word "pak" means "pure" in Persian or Pashto, while the Persian suffix "-stan" means "place of" or "country," so the word Pakistan literally means "Land of the Pure"
Government type	federal parliamentary republic
Capital	name: Islamabad geographic coordinates: 33 41 N, 73 03 E time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions	4 provinces, 1 territory, and 1 capital territory; Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Islamabad Capital Territory**, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province), Punjab, Sindh note: the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region consists of 2 administrative entities: Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan
Independence	14 August 1947 (from British India)
National holiday	Pakistan Day (also referred to as Pakistan Resolution Day or Republic Day), 23 March (1940); note - commemorates both the adoption of the Lahore Resolution by the All-India Muslim League during its 22-24 March 1940 session, which called for the creation of independent Muslim states, and the adoption of the first constitution of Pakistan on 23 March 1956 during the transition to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Constitution	history: several previous; latest endorsed 12 April 1973, passed 19 April 1973, entered into force 14 August 1973 (suspended and restored several times) amendments: proposed by the Senate or by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership of both houses; amended many times, last in 2015 (2017)
Legal system	common law system with Islamic law influence
International law organization participation	accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt
Citizenship	citizenship by birth: yes citizenship by descent: at least one parent must be a citizen of Pakistan dual citizenship recognized: yes, but limited to select countries residency requirement for naturalization: 4 out of the previous 7 years and including the 12 months preceding application
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal; note - there are joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims
Executive branch	chief of state: President Mamnoon HUSSAIN (since 9 September 2013) head of government: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan ABBASI (since 1 August 2017); Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz SHARIF resigned 7/28/17 cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president upon the advice of the prime minister elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by the Electoral College consisting of members of the Senate, National Assembly, and provincial assemblies for a 5-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms); election last held on 9 September 2013 (next to be held in 2018); prime minister elected by the National Assembly election results: Mamnoon HUSSAIN elected president; Mamnoon HUSSAIN (PML-N) 432 votes, Wajihuddin AHMED (PTI) 77 votes
Legislative branch	description: bicameral Parliament or Majlis-e-Shoora consists of the Senate (104 seats; members indirectly elected by the 4 provincial assemblies and the territories' representatives by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the National Assembly (342 seats; 272 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 70 members - 60 women and 10 non-Muslims - directly elected by proportional representation vote; all members serve 5-year terms) elections: Senate - last held on 3 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2021); National Assembly - last held on 11 May 2013 (next to be held on 25 July 2018) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PML-N 15, PPPP 12, PTI 6, PkMAP 2, NP 2, JUI-F 2, JI 1, MQM-P 1, PML-F 1, independent 10; National Assembly - percent of votes by party - NA; general seats by party - PML-N 126, PPPP 31, PTI 28, MQM 18, JUI-F 10, PML-F 5, other 22, independent 25, unfilled seats 7; 60 seats reserved for women, 10 seats reserved for non-Muslims; seats by party as of December 2017 (includes women and non-Muslim seats) - PML-N 188, PPPP 47, PTI 33, MQM 24, JUI-F 13, PML-F 5, other 20, independent 10
Judicial branch	highest court(s): Supreme Court of Pakistan (consists of the chief justice and 16 judges) judge selection and term of office: justices nominated by an 8-member parliamentary committee upon the recommendation of the Judicial Commission (a 9-member body of judges and other judicial professionals), and appointed by the president of Pakistan; justices can serve until age 65 subordinate courts: High Courts; Federal Shariat Court; provincial and district civil and criminal courts; specialized courts for issues such as taxation, banking, customs, etc.
Political parties and leaders	Awami National Party or ANP [Mian Iftikhar HUSSAIN] Balochistan National Party-Awami or BNP-A [Mir Israr Ullah ZEHRI] Balochistan National Party-Mengal or BNP-M [Sardar Akhtar Jan MENGAL] Jamaat-i Islami or JI [Sirajul HAQ] Jamiat-i Ulema-i Islam Fazl-ur Rehman or JUI-F [Fazlur REHMAN] Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan or MQM-P [Farooq SATTAR] (MQM split into two factions in 2016) Muttahida Quami Movement-London or MQM-L [Nadeem NUSRAT] (MQM split into two factions in 2016) National Party or NP [Mir Hasil Khan BIZENJO] Pakhtun khwa Milli Awami Party or PkMAP [Mahmood Khan ACHAKZAI] Pakistan Muslim League-Functional or PML-F [Pir PAGARO or Syed Shah Mardan SHAH-II] Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz or PML-N [Nawaz SHARIF]; note - in February 2018, the Supreme court ordered the Election Commission to remove SHARIF as party head Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians or PPPP [Bilawal Bhutto ZARDARI and Asif Ali ZARDARI] Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaaf or PTI (Pakistan Movement for Justice) [Imran KHAN] Pak Sarzameen Party or PSP [Mustafa KAMAL] Quami Watan Party or QWP [Aftab Ahmed Khan SHERPAO] note: political alliances in Pakistan shift frequently
Political pressure groups and leaders	Pakistan Ulema Council or PUC other: military; landowners; industrialists; small merchants
International organization participation	ADB, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), C, CICA, CP, D-8, ECO, FAO, G-11, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, SCO (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad CHAUDHRY (since 24 April 2017) chancery: 3517 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 243-6500 FAX: [1] (202) 686-1534 consulate(s) general: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York consulate(s): Louisville (KY), San Francisco
Diplomatic representation from the US	chief of mission: Ambassador David M. HALE (since 3 December 2015) embassy: Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5, Islamabad mailing address: 8100 Islamabad Place, Washington, DC 20521-8100 telephone: [92] (51) 208-0000/[92] (51) 201-4000 FAX: [92] (51) 233-8071 consulate(s) general: Karachi, Lahore consulate(s): Peshawar
Flag description	green with a vertical white band (symbolizing the role of religious minorities) on the hoist side; a large white crescent and star are centered in the green field; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam
National symbol(s)	star and crescent, jasmine; national colors: green, white
National anthem	name: "Qaumi Tarana" (National Anthem) lyrics/music: Abu-Al-Asar Hafeez JULLANDHURI/Ahmed Ghulamali CHAGLA note: adopted 1954; also known as "Pak sarzamin shad bad" (Blessed Be the Sacred Land)

Electricity access	population without electricity: 49,500,000 electrification - total population: 73% electrification - urban areas: 91% electrification - rural areas: 62% (2013)
Electricity - production	104.5 billion kWh (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 34
Electricity - consumption	85.9 billion kWh (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 35
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 183
Electricity - imports	452 million kWh (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 83
Electricity - installed generating capacity	22.83 million kW (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 38
Electricity - from fossil fuels	61.8% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 124
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	3% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 26
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	31.8% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 68
Electricity - from other renewable sources	5.7% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 92
Crude oil - production	85,500 bbl/day (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 46
Crude oil - exports	493.2 bbl/day (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 76
Crude oil - imports	166,000 bbl/day (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 32
Crude oil - proved reserves	350.6 million bbl (1 January 2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 55
Refined petroleum products - production	259,500 bbl/day (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 46
Refined petroleum products - consumption	517,000 bbl/day (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 34
Refined petroleum products - exports	20,720 bbl/day (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 71
Refined petroleum products - imports	247,300 bbl/day (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 29
Natural gas - production	39.3 billion cu m (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 23
Natural gas - consumption	48.06 billion cu m (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 23
Natural gas - exports	0 cu m (2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 166
Natural gas - imports	1.37 billion cu m (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 55
Natural gas - proved reserves	542.5 billion cu m (1 January 2017 est.) country comparison to the world: 32
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	145 million Mt (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 33

Telephones - fixed lines	total subscriptions: 3,104,415 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (July 2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 49
Telephones - mobile cellular	total: 136,489,014 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 67 (July 2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 10
Telephone system	general assessment: the telecommunications infrastructure is improving, with investments in mobile-cellular networks increasing, but fixed-line subscriptions declining; system consists of microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks; 3G and 4G mobile services introduced domestic: mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed; more than 90% of Pakistanis live within areas that have cell phone coverage; fiber-optic networks are being constructed throughout the country to increase broadband access, though broadband penetration in Pakistan is still relatively low international: country code - 92; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries (2015)
Broadcast media	media is government regulated; 1 dominant state-owned TV broadcaster, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), operates a network consisting of 8 channels; private TV broadcasters are permitted; to date 69 foreign satellite channels are operational; the state-owned radio network operates more than 30 stations; nearly 200 commercially licensed, privately owned radio stations provide programming mostly limited to music and talk shows (2017)
Internet country code	.pk
Internet users	total: 31,338,715 percent of population: 15.5% (July 2016 est.) country comparison to the world: 24

National air transport system	number of registered air carriers: 4 inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 67 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 8,467,827 annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 183,177,313 mt-km (2015)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix	AP (2016)
Airports	151 (2013) country comparison to the world: 37
Airports - with paved runways	total: 108 over 3,047 m: 15 2,438 to 3,047 m: 20 1,524 to 2,437 m: 43 914 to 1,523 m: 20 under 914 m: 10 (2017)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 43 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 914 to 1,523 m: 9 under 914 m: 24 (2013)
Heliports	23 (2013)
Pipelines	gas 12,646 km; oil 2,576 km; refined products 1,087 km (2013)
Railways	total: 11,881 km broad gauge: 11,492 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified) narrow gauge: 389 km 1.000-m gauge (2015) country comparison to the world: 22
Roadways	total: 263,942 km paved: 185,063 km (includes 708 km of expressways) unpaved: 78,879 km (2014) country comparison to the world: 21
Merchant marine	total: 52 by type: bulk carrier 5, oil tanker 6, other 41 (2017) country comparison to the world: 114
Ports and terminals	major seaport(s): Karachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim container port(s) (TEUs): Karachi (1,545,434) LNG terminal(s) (import): Port Qasim

Military expenditures	3.56% of GDP (2016) 3.54% of GDP (2015) 3.48% of GDP (2014) 3.47% of GDP (2013) 3.48% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 19
Military branches	Pakistan Army (includes National Guard), Pakistan Navy (includes Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2015)
Military service age and obligation	16-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; women serve in all three armed forces; reserve obligation to age 45 for enlisted men, age 50 for officers (2017)

Military expenditures

3.56% of GDP (2016)

3.54% of GDP (2015)

3.48% of GDP (2014)

3.47% of GDP (2013)

3.48% of GDP (2012)

country comparison to the world: 19

Military branches

Pakistan Army (includes National Guard), Pakistan Navy (includes Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2015)

Military service age and obligation

16-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; women serve in all three armed forces; reserve obligation to age 45 for enlisted men, age 50 for officers (2017)

Disputes - international	various talks and confidence-building measures cautiously have begun to defuse tensions over Kashmir, particularly since the October 2005 earthquake in the region; Kashmir nevertheless remains the site of the world's largest and most militarized territorial dispute with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas); UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan has maintained a small group of peacekeepers since 1949; India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding historic Kashmir lands to China in 1964; India and Pakistan have maintained their 2004 cease-fire in Kashmir and initiated discussions on defusing the armed standoff in the Siachen glacier region; Pakistan protests India's fencing the highly militarized Line of Control and construction of the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir, which is part of the larger dispute on water sharing of the Indus River and its tributaries; to defuse tensions and prepare for discussions on a maritime boundary, India and Pakistan seek technical resolution of the disputed boundary in Sir Creek estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch in the Arabian Sea; Pakistani maps continue to show the Junagadh claim in India's Gujarat State; since 2002, with UN assistance, Pakistan has repatriated 3.8 million Afghan refugees, leaving about 2.6 million; Pakistan has sent troops across and built fences along some remote tribal areas of its treaty-defined Durand Line border with Afghanistan, which serve as bases for foreign terrorists and other illegal activities; Afghan, Coalition, and Pakistan military meet periodically to clarify the alignment of the boundary on the ground and on maps
Refugees and internally displaced persons	refugees (country of origin): 2 - 2.4 million (1.4 million registered, 800,000 - 1.0 million undocumented) (Afghanistan) (2017) IDPs: 249,000 (primarily those who remain displaced by counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations and violent conflict between armed non-state groups in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber-Paktunkwa Province; more than 1 million displaced in northern Waziristan in 2014; individuals also have been displaced by repeated monsoon floods) (2017)
Trafficking in persons	current situation: Pakistan is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the largest human trafficking problem is bonded labor in agriculture, brickmaking and, to a lesser extent, fishing, mining and carpet-making; children are bought, sold, rented, and placed in forced begging rings, domestic service, small shops, brick-making factories, or prostitution; militant groups also force children to spy, fight, or die as suicide bombers, kidnapping the children or getting them from poor parents through sale or coercion; women and girls are forced into prostitution or marriages; Pakistani adults migrate to the Gulf States and African and European states for low-skilled jobs and sometimes become victims of forced labor, debt bondage, or prostitution; foreign adults and children, particularly from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, may be subject to forced labor, and foreign women may be sex trafficked in Pakistan, with refugees and ethnic minorities being most vulnerable tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List – Pakistan does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government lacks political will and capacity to fully address human trafficking, as evidenced by ineffective law enforcement efforts, official complicity, penalization of victims, and the continued conflation of migrant smuggling and human trafficking by many officials; not all forms of trafficking are prohibited; an anti-trafficking bill drafted in 2013 to address gaps in existing legislation remains pending, and a national action plan drafted in 2014 is not finalized; feudal landlords and brick kiln owners use their political influence to protect their involvement in bonded labor, while some police personnel have taken bribes to ignore prostitution that may have included sex trafficking; authorities began to use standard procedures for the identification and referral of trafficking victims, but it is not clear how widely these methods were practiced; in other instances, police were reluctant to assist NGOs with rescues and even punished victims for crimes committed as a direct result of being trafficked (2015)
Illicit drugs	significant transit area for Afghan drugs, including heroin, opium, morphine, and hashish, bound for Iran, Western markets, the Gulf States, Africa, and Asia; financial crimes related to drug trafficking, terrorism, corruption, and smuggling remain problems; opium poppy cultivation estimated to be 930 hectares in 2015; federal and provincial authorities continue to conduct anti-poppy campaigns that utilizes forced eradication, fines, and arrests

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Exchange	Rate	Exchange	Rate	Exchange	Rate
PKR to AED rate	0.01297	PKR to ALL rate	0.37627	PKR to ANG rate	0.00637
PKR to ARS rate	0.72672	PKR to AUD rate	0.00531	PKR to AWG rate	0.00636
PKR to BBD rate	0.00706	PKR to BDT rate	0.37157	PKR to BGN rate	0.00642
PKR to BHD rate	0.00133	PKR to BIF rate	7.35315	PKR to BMD rate	0.00353
PKR to BND rate	0.00472	PKR to BOB rate	0.02443	PKR to BRL rate	0.01853
PKR to BSD rate	0.00353	PKR to BTN rate	0.29148	PKR to BZD rate	0.00713
PKR to CAD rate	0.00488	PKR to CHF rate	0.00325	PKR to CLP rate	2.86278
PKR to CNY rate	0.02426	PKR to COP rate	16.73158	PKR to CRC rate	1.9081
PKR to CZK rate	0.07772	PKR to DKK rate	0.02446	PKR to DOP rate	0.19397
PKR to DZD rate	0.47978	PKR to EGP rate	0.10893 ▼	PKR to ETB rate	0.19042
PKR to EUR rate	0.00328	PKR to FJD rate	0.00784	PKR to GBP rate	0.00289
PKR to GMD rate	0.21599	PKR to GNF rate	30.41785 ▲	PKR to GTQ rate	0.02758
PKR to HKD rate	0.02773	PKR to HNL rate	0.08719	PKR to HRK rate	0.02473
PKR to HTG rate	0.54889	PKR to HUF rate	1.26252	PKR to IDR rate	53.56827 ▲
PKR to ILS rate	0.0127	PKR to INR rate	0.29086	PKR to IQD rate	5.14927
PKR to IRR rate	147.05617 ▲	PKR to ISK rate	0.49273	PKR to JMD rate	0.53371
PKR to JOD rate	0.00251	PKR to JPY rate	0.46182	PKR to KES rate	0.46412
PKR to KMF rate	1.61498	PKR to KRW rate	4.57703	PKR to KWD rate	0.00108
PKR to KYD rate	0.00295	PKR to KZT rate	1.61761	PKR to LBP rate	53.06176
PKR to LKR rate	1.142	PKR to LSL rate	0.06449	PKR to MAD rate	0.03622
PKR to MDL rate	0.06528	PKR to MKD rate	0.20287	PKR to MNT rate	12.0338
PKR to MOP rate	0.02858	PKR to MUR rate	0.16251	PKR to MVR rate	0.05418
PKR to MWK rate	3.63073	PKR to MXN rate	0.06514	PKR to MYR rate	0.01565
PKR to NAD rate	0.06417	PKR to NGN rate	1.62647	PKR to NIO rate	0.12932
PKR to NOK rate	0.03697	PKR to NPR rate	0.46637	PKR to NZD rate	0.00569
PKR to OMR rate	0.00136	PKR to PAB rate	0.00353	PKR to PEN rate	0.01333
PKR to PGK rate	0.01246	PKR to PHP rate	0.19175	PKR to PLN rate	0.01539
PKR to PYG rate	25.39513 ▲	PKR to QAR rate	0.01298	PKR to RON rate	0.01618
PKR to RUB rate	0.27296	PKR to RWF rate	3.882	PKR to SAR rate	0.01327
PKR to SBD rate	0.02907	PKR to SCR rate	0.0461	PKR to SEK rate	0.03764
PKR to SGD rate	0.00471	PKR to SLL rate	62.39485 ▲	PKR to SVC rate	0.03093
PKR to SZL rate	0.06448	PKR to THB rate	0.12039	PKR to TND rate	0.01105
PKR to TOP rate	0.00831	PKR to TRY rate	0.06723	PKR to TTD rate	0.02405
PKR to TWD rate	0.10715	PKR to TZS rate	8.27207	PKR to UAH rate	0.13056
PKR to UGX rate	13.33716	PKR to USD rate	0.00353	PKR to UYU rate	0.1369
PKR to VUV rate	0.41695	PKR to WST rate	0.00953	PKR to XAF rate	2.14886 ▼
PKR to XCD rate	0.00955	PKR to XOF rate	2.14886 ▼	PKR to XPF rate	0.39092 ▼
PKR to YER rate	0.8839	PKR to ZAR rate	0.06418

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