Pakistan vs United Kingdom

Pakistan vs United Kingdom: GDP growth

GDP growth: 2.6% a year in Pakistan in 2024 and 1.2% a year in United Kingdom in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 1.5 percentage points, or 2.35 times that in United Kingdom.

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% a year · IMF

Pakistan vs United Kingdom: GDP growthGDP growth: 2.6% a year in Pakistan in 2024 and 1.2% a year in United Kingdom in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 1.5 percentage points, or 2.35 times that in United Kingdom.
PakistanUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Pakistan has been higher since 2024, when it overtook United Kingdom.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Pakistan at 4.5% a year and United Kingdom at 1.4% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearPakistanUnited Kingdom
20253.21.2
20242.61.1
2023-0.20.4
20226.25
20215.88.5
2020-0.9-10.1
20193.11.4
20186.11.6
20174.63.3
20164.12.2
20153.82.2
20143.63.2
20133.91.9
20123.21.7
20113.21.1
20102.32.4
20091.1-4.5
20084.40
20075.13
20065.72.2
200582.7
20047.72.3
20035.23.2
20022.61.7
20013.62.4
20003.94.5
19994.22.9
19983.53.3
19971.74.9
19966.62.6
19955.12.4
19944.43.4
19932.12.3
19927.60.3
19915.1-1.4
19904.60.6
19894.82.4
19886.45.4
19875.85.5
19866.43.1
19858.74.1
198442.2
19836.84.2
19827.62
19816.2-0.6
19806.9-2.1
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearPakistanUnited Kingdom
20263.61.3
20273.51.2
20284.31.6
20294.51.5
20304.51.4
20314.51.4

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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