Distribution of gross domestic product (GDP) across economic sectors Pakistan 2023

In 2023, agriculture contributed around 23.37 percent to the GDP of Pakistan, 20.76 percent came from the industry, and over half of the economy’s contribution to GDP came from the services sector.Divisions of the economyThere are three main sectors of economy: The primary sector encompassed agriculture, fishing and mining. The secondary sector is the manufacturing sector, also known as the industry sector; and last but not least, the tertiary sector, alias the services sector, which includes services and intangible goods, like tourism, financial services, or telecommunications. Today, most developed countries have a well-established services sector that contributes the lion’s share to their GDP. On the other hand, economies that still need support and are still developing typically rely on agriculture to fuel their economy. If they transition to a developed nation, it is usually because their economy is now able to focus on services as an economic driver.Pakistan’s economic driverAlthough Pakistan is not considered a fully developed nation yet, over half of its annual GDP is now generated by the services sector. However, the primary sector plays an important role for the country: It is still responsible for almost a quarter of GDP contribution, and it employs almost half of Pakistan’s workforce. Pakistan is rich in arable land, which explains why the majority of the Pakistani population lives in rural areas, producing and selling sugarcane, wheat, cotton, and rice, which are also exported to other countries.

于2023年，农业对巴基斯坦国内生产总值的贡献约为23.37%，工业贡献了20.76%，而国民经济对国内生产总值的贡献超过一半源自服务行业。经济部门划分方面，经济主要分为三大部门：初级部门包括农业、渔业和矿业；次级部门即制造业部门；最后，第三级部门，亦称服务行业，涵盖了包括旅游、金融服务或电信等服务和无形商品。如今，大多数发达国家已建立起成熟的服务行业，该行业对国内生产总值的贡献占据主导地位。另一方面，那些仍需支持且处于发展中的经济体通常依赖农业来推动其经济发展。若它们成功转型为发达国家，通常是因为其经济现在能够将服务作为经济增长的主要动力。巴基斯坦的经济驱动力尽管巴基斯坦尚未被视为一个完全发达的国家，但其年度国内生产总值超过一半由服务行业创造。然而，初级部门对于该国仍发挥着至关重要的作用：它仍承担着国内生产总值约四分之一的贡献，并雇佣了巴基斯坦近一半的劳动力。巴基斯坦拥有丰富的可耕地，这也解释了为何巴基斯坦的大多数人口居住在农村地区，生产并销售甘蔗、小麦、棉花和稻米，这些产品也出口至其他国家。