| Pakistan | |
| Rank: 47 · Score: 52.7 |
| Basic facts | ||||
| Population (millions) | 235.8 | IPOs and pulic issues (quartile) | 3rd | |
| GDP (US$ billions) | 327.4 | M&A volume (quartile) | 2nd | |
| GDP per capita (US$) | 1,388.1 | Venture capital investments (quartile) | 3rd | |
| GDP growth (per cent) | 0.5 | Private equity investments (quartile) | 3rd |
Performance Overview
| Indicator | Rank / 125 | Rank Trend | Score | |
| VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index | 47 | 64, 70, 72, 77, 78 | 52.7 | |
| 1 | Economic Activity | 45 | 96, 95, 97, 86, 80 | 77.2 |
| 2 | Depth of Capital Market | 34 | 79, 77, 86, 88, 91 | 56.3 |
| 3 | Taxation | 104 | 13, 12, 3, 6, 21 | 67.0 |
| 4 | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance | 77 | 46, 48, 49, 48, 48 | 60.7 |
| 5 | Human and Social Environment | 75 | 54, 56, 54, 51, 50 | 29.3 |
| 6 | Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 64 | 55, 57, 58, 62, 61 | 48.0 |
| Historic performance, 2019-2023 | Key driver performance, 2023 |
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Peer Group Comparison
| Regional Peers | Economic Activity | Depth of Capital Market | Taxation | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance |
Human and Social Environment |
Entrepreneurial Opportunites |
| Thailand | 87.8 | 77.2 | 96.8 | 75.4 | 30.6 | 65.1 |
| Indonesia | 91.8 | 76.9 | 91.3 | 55.3 | 27.7 | 48.6 |
| Philippines | 86.8 | 66.7 | 89.0 | 55.5 | 29.9 | 41.6 |
| Pakistan | 77.2 | 56.3 | 67.0 | 60.7 | 29.3 | 48.0 |
| Kazakhstan | 80.2 | 40.0 | 102.2 | 78.2 | 29.8 | 44.2 |
| Vietnam | 87.0 | 36.9 | 98.3 | 51.7 | 29.4 | 50.1 |
| Bangladesh | 84.8 | 56.6 | 75.8 | 35.4 | 21.9 | 40.7 |
Last updated: 4 Nov 2023