# Pakistan GDP growth FY26 revised to 3.65%: economy now Rs 126.4 trillion, $450 billion

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Type: News article
Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 19 Oct 2026
Updated: 19 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 19 Oct 2026

> The National Accounts Committee trimmed last year's growth, lifted farming, cut services and put a new number on income per person: Rs 531,897.

**Pakistan's GDP growth for FY2025-26 has been revised down to 3.65% from the 3.70% estimated earlier, the National Accounts Committee (NAC) decided at its 118th meeting on Monday 19 October.** The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the figures the same day, and [Business Recorder](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444924/pakistans-gdp-grows-365-in-fy2026-economy-size-reaches-450bn-nac) and [ProPakistani](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/19/pakistans-gdp-growth-revised-down-to-3-65/) carried the detail.

The headline number barely moved, but what sits under it changed a lot. Farming did better than first thought, shops and factories did worse, and the last quarter of the year was far weaker than the first three.

## The size of the economy and income per person

| | FY2024-25 | FY2025-26 |
|---|---|---|
| GDP in rupees | Rs 114.9 trillion | Rs 126.4 trillion |
| GDP in dollars | $408.7 billion | $450.4 billion |
| Growth | 3.11% (revised from 3.18%) | 3.65% (revised from 3.70%) |

Income per person for FY26 now stands at **Rs 531,897, or about $1,896**. Spread over twelve months, that is roughly Rs 44,300 a month for every person in the country, an average that hides wide gaps between a salaried household in Lahore and a farming family in south Punjab or Sindh.

The finance minister had already told investors in September that growth was about 3.7% ([our report](/news/economy/aurangzeb-gdp-grew-37pc-in-fy26-deficit-down-to-26pc-of-gdp)). Monday's revision replaces that figure with the committee's final word for now.

## Sector by sector

- **Agriculture: 3.50%** (earlier 2.89%). Important crops grew 1.59% on better wheat and maize, other crops 4.28% (tomatoes up 44%, pulses 6.3%, oilseeds 5.4%), livestock 3.71%, forestry 10.80% and fishing 1.39%.
- **Industry: 3.34%** (earlier 3.51%). Large-scale manufacturing was cut to 5.01% from 6.11%. Mining rose to 1.52% and construction to 6.30%. Within manufacturing, autos jumped 57.77% and transport equipment 42.36%, while pharmaceuticals fell 8.87% and iron and steel 7.84%.
- **Services: 3.81%** (earlier 4.09%). Wholesale and retail trade was cut hard to 2.37% from 3.71%, which PBS put down to lower manufacturing and imports. Information and communication rose 9.53%, finance and insurance 4.23%, and public administration 5.67%.

## The weak fourth quarter

Quarterly growth was revised to 3.89% in July to September, 4.31% in October to December and 4.42% in January to March. The first estimate for April to June is only **2.0%**, against 6.07% a year earlier. Industry shrank 4.70% in that quarter, dragged by a 33.19% fall in electricity, gas and water supply, which PBS linked to lower subsidies, a high deflator and the base effect from last year.

## What it means for you

Growth of 3.65% is only slightly ahead of population growth, so income per person rose modestly in real terms. Jobs in trade and retail, where growth was weakest, employ a large share of urban workers. If you are weighing a raise against inflation, run the numbers with our [salary increment calculator](/tools/finance/salary-increment-calculator), and see the latest inflation reading on the [CPI data page](/data/cpi-yoy). For the dollar figures above, the [USD to PKR page](/data/usd-pkr) has today's rate.

## Frequently asked questions

**What is Pakistan's GDP growth for FY2025-26?**

3.65%, revised from 3.70% by the National Accounts Committee on 19 October 2026.

**What is Pakistan's per capita income in 2026?**

Rs 531,897, or about $1,896, for FY2025-26 according to the NAC revision.

## Sources

- Pakistan's GDP grows 3.65% in FY2026, economy size reaches $450bn: NAC (Business Recorder): https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444924/pakistans-gdp-grows-365-in-fy2026-economy-size-reaches-450bn-nac
- Pakistan's GDP Growth Revised Down to 3.65% (ProPakistani): https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/19/pakistans-gdp-growth-revised-down-to-3-65/

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