Pakistan Per Capita Income Jumps Up by $160

Overall improvement in the national economy of the country in last couple of years has given boost to per capita income (PCI) in Pakistan by $160 in the financial year 2003-04 over the preceding fiscal year 2002-03. In percentage the per capita income is up by 32.5 percent in the last fiscal year over the preceding budgetary year. In 2003-04 the per capita income had been estimated at $652 as against $492 in the financial year 2002-03. The Gross National Product (GNP) at market prices stood at Rs 5576.3 billion, equal to $96.85 billion while total investment amounted to Rs 986.9 billion, national savings at Rs 1092.4 billion while foreign savings remained negative by Rs 105.5 billion.