India vs Pakistan: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in India buys about what

$106

buys in Pakistan, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Pakistan buys what $94.73 buys in India. Prices across India's economy average 95% of Pakistan's, so a dollar goes 6% further in India.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureIndiaPakistan
Economy
Population1.46 billion255.2 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$3.96 trillion$407 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$2,702$1,596
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$11,748$6,573
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%23%24%
A US dollar goes as far as$4.35 in the US$4.12 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$5.94 a day2023 survey · $2,168 a year · consumption$4.32 a day2024 survey · $1,577 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureIndiaPakistan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$17.2 trillion$1.68 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar20.09Indian rupee67.84Pakistani rupee
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$2,760$1,500
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$11,600$6,430

World Bank income groups: India, lower middle income; Pakistan, lower middle income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • India
  • Pakistan
Year-by-year table
YearIndiaPakistan
2025$10,039$5,617
2024$9,416$5,502
2023$8,871$5,419
2022$8,347$5,526
2021$7,819$5,367
2020$7,187$5,135
2019$7,702$5,296
2018$7,493$5,255
2017$7,116$5,032
2016$6,741$4,887
2015$6,302$4,645
2014$5,905$4,520
2013$5,567$4,407
2012$5,304$4,292
2011$5,099$4,246
2010$4,914$4,229
2009$4,595$4,270
2008$4,322$4,233
2007$4,254$4,258
2006$4,011$4,186
2005$3,770$4,042
2004$3,551$3,860
2003$3,347$3,669
2002$3,157$3,564
2001$3,097$3,560
2000$3,010$3,532

India vs Pakistan: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.