Country comparison Pakistan vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€344,787Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$373,078Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,461chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,581chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024241,599chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024261,424chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202470.07%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,024chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,108chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-23,358chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-25,275chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.78%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202466,845.2chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202472,330.1chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20236,078.7chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,297.5chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.76%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20232,494.3chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,695.2chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20234.68%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,197.5chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,952.2chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart10.27%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202419.39%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€283chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$307chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€26chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$28chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€10chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€39chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$42chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/13/2025Caa1
S&P Rating [+]07/24/2025B-
Fitch Rating [+]02/14/2023CCC-
Corruption Index [+]202329chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019110º
Fragile States Index [+]202491.7chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202429ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202491º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2021Q26.5%
Unemployed [+]2021Q24,408K
NMW [+]2024$131.3chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€118.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017125º
Markets
Euro / Pakistani Rupees [+]01/16/2026324.9954
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/2026279.9030
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/20266.35%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 202417.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/16/202510.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]2019136ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202358,562
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20230.36
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202020.87chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202210.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201317.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2014965,498
Exports [+]2023€26,336.8Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$28,478.0Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20238.43%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€46,540.3Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$50,324.0Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.90%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-20,203.5Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-22,012.0Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201592ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024296chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024140ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201719,664.6chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.50%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.90%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202327.81‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017366.7chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.47‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.61chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201821.9%chart47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024235,950,000chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,276,580chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20206,328,400chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.540chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024145ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202367.65chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,914chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.00chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202310,729chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20234.33chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.91chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202466
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021540.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023145,357chart6,4682023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023170,687chart9732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202530,656chart7,99812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,580,631chart235,21412/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/14/2023140,475,870chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025129.93chart184.4012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/14/2023340,974,140chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Pakistan
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