Annual real GDP growth rates for Pakistan and Bangladesh side-by-side, going back up to 30 years.
Annual real GDP growth rates for Pakistan and Bangladesh side-by-side, going back up to 30 years.
▸Pakistan fell 38.6% over the selected period — from 4.96% to 3.05%.
▸Bangladesh fell 17.5% over the selected period — from 5.12% to 4.22%.
▸Over this period, Pakistan and Bangladesh showed a moderate relationship, moving in the same direction (correlation coefficient: 0.41).
Sources: World Bank
Bangladesh has frequently outgrown Pakistan over the past two decades despite a similar starting point in 1971 — a comparison often raised in discussions of textile-export competitiveness and structural reform.
Where does this GDP growth data come from?
The World Bank's annual GDP growth indicator (NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG), the same free public dataset used for the headline GDP Growth KPI on this dashboard.
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