Pakistan Investment as a Share of GDP

The share of the economy spent on factories, machinery, buildings and stock, compared with South Asia. Investment is currently 14.5 % of GDP.

Investment

Updated Nov 05, 2026, 08:03 AM

14.5% of GDP

▲Higher: More of the economy is going into things that create future output and jobs.

▼Lower: Less is being built and bought for the future, which holds back jobs later.

In detail

Source

high confidence Taken directly from the official source's own figures on every update.

Countries that invest little grow little. Pakistan invests far less of its income than its neighbours.

Economy: Low investment keeps productivity and exports low, so growth keeps running into a dollar shortage.

For you: Factories and projects built today are the jobs available in a few years.