Pakistan Economic Survey 2021-22

                                          

    Salient Features of  Pakistan Economic Survey 2021-22

The Ministry of Finance has  released the Pakistan Economic Survey 2021-22 on 09th June, 2022. Key features of the Economic Survey for the Financial year 2021-22 are mentioned below:

• GDP growth has been estimated at 5.97% for Financial year 2022
• Agriculture sector growth of 4.4%
• Industrial sector growth of 7.2% in Financial year 2022.
• Services sector growth by 6.19%
• Exports estimated 27.8% to $ 28.8 billion
• Imports grew 44.3% to $72.2 billion
• Trade deficit  $43.3 billion
• Remittances  $26.1 billion .
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) $1455.6 million
• Current account deficit stood at $13.8 billion
• Total liquid foreign reserves exchange reserves stood at $15.2 billion
• Inflation based on the consumer price index 11.3%
• Tax collection Rs5348.2 billion
• The fiscal deficit recorded 4.9% of GDP (Rs3,275 billion)
• The primary balance (Jul-April FY22) posted a deficit of Rs890 billion