Bangladesh, India, Pakistan: economy, development
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Bangladesh, India, Pakistan: comparisons
As in 2017-19
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
From: August 15, 2020: The Times of India
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Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan- GDP per capita, as in 2019
Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan- GDP, as in 2019
Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan- Ease of Doing Business, as in 2019
Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan: % population below poverty line
Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan: Infant Mortality Rate, 2018
Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan: Probability of dying at age 5-14 years, per 1000 children
Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan: Primary school enrolment, 2017
Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan: Literacy Rate 2018
Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan: Fertility Rate 2018
Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan: Life expectancy 2018
Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan: Air pollution 2017
Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan: Access to electricity 2018
Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan- Military expenditure 2018
Bangladesh vis-à-vis India vis-à-vis Pakistan- Achievements and scope for improvement in performance
India vis-à-vis Pakistan
1960-2015, 2020
November 27, 2020: The Times of India
From: November 27, 2020: The Times of India
From: November 27, 2020: The Times of India
From: November 27, 2020: The Times of India
From: November 27, 2020: The Times of India
India vs Pakistan: A tale of two economies
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan — two of the biggest South Asian nations — started their economic journey around the same time after gaining Independence. Not many know that there was a point in the 1960s when Pakistan's per capita GDP used to be higher than that of India's. However, over the years, India has not only surpassed Pakistan's per capita GDP but taken a commanding lead on almost every economic front.
Pakistan today is facing global criticism for failing to rein in homegrown terror groups even as it grapples with an ailing economy and mounting global debt. India, on the other hand, has become a global frontrunner which recently surpassed the UK to become the fifth largest economy in the world. The stark economic contrast between the the two neighbours shows that Pakistan's unstable government, conflicting power centres, covert support to terror groups, and involvement in global terror strikes such as the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, have bled its economy.
Here's a look at the economic performance of the two nations:
- India is today the fastest growing trillion-dollar economy in the world and the fifth largest overall, according to data compiled by IMF's World Economic Outlook. It jumped from the 9th spot in 2010 to the 5th spot in a span of just nine years. the GDP of India is almost 10 times that of Pakistan, which is placed at the 45th position.
- India's rise has been even more dramatic across the past couple of years. Since 2008, its GDP has risen almost 140 per cent as against an increase of about 63 per cent for Pakistan.
- According to World Bank estimates, in 2019, India's GDP (current $ terms) was $2.875 trillion while that of Pakistan was $278.22 billion.
- In terms of purchasing power parity, India ranks third globally with a GDP of $9.612 trillion in 2019 while Pakistan is at 24th spot with GDP of $1.058 trillion.
- In World Bank's ease of doing business ranking 2020, Pakistan stands at 108 position while India is placed higher at th 63rd spot.
- India’s post-independence journey began as an agrarian nation. However, the manufacturing and services sector have emerged strongly over the years. The service sector is the fastest-growing sector, contributing to more than 60 per cent to its economy and accounting for 28 per cent of the employment. Manufacturing remains as one of its crucial sectors and is being given due push via the governments' initiatives, such as 'Make in India'.
2018-20
From: January 16, 2022: The Times of India
From: January 16, 2022: The Times of India
From: January 16, 2022: The Times of India
From: January 16, 2022: The Times of India
From: January 16, 2022: The Times of India
From: January 16, 2022: The Times of India
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The burden of rising debt on India and Pakistan, 2015-20
Indian and Pakistani forex rates against the dollar, 2016-22
Top 5 with the most billionaires, 2021-22
Amount raised by Indian and Pakistani startups in 2021
Incomes of cricket boards in current $, 2018-20
Share of unbanked population in 2021
