List of Pakistani provinces by gross domestic product
This is a list of provinces of Pakistan by their gross state product in nominal terms. GSP is the provincial-level counterpart of the national gross domestic product, the most comprehensive measure of a country's economic activity.
Dynamics
Pakistan, as of 2019, had a gross domestic product of $284.214 billion US$. This value can be further divided into the provincial levels, providing an outlook of how much value each province contributes to the national GDP.Pakistan has traditionally followed a "top-down" approach in its analysis of economic development; that is, authorities have scarcely attempted to break up national GDP statistics into provincial and subnational units and have focused more on the federation as a whole.
Thus, many accounts of provincial GDPs that do exist have usually been projected estimates made by economists, based on the likely percentage of contribution of the respective province to the national GDP and some yearly studies.
As of 2010, Punjab had the largest economy in Pakistan, followed by Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Islamabad, the capital entity, contributes 1%; while FATA contribute 1.5%.
Punjab, which is the largest province in terms of population, dominates other provinces in contributing to the national economy. As of 2017, Punjab had a GDP of $173 billion which has steadily continued to grow. It is featured well within the list of country subdivisions with a GDP over $100 billion. Sindh's GDP with 83 billion is to a large extent influenced by the economy of Karachi, its capital and Pakistan's largest city.
As per 2018, Provincial share in total Tax Collection in Pakistan are Punjab 48%, Sindh 27%, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 17%, Balochistan 8%.
Provinces by GDP (nominal)
Figures are derived from statistics in 2019| Province or territory | GDP |
| incl FATA | |
| Azad Jammu and Kashmir | 7 |
| Total | 314 |
GNI per capita in thousands of US$ (2011 PPP) in Pakistan by administrative unit
| Unit | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2018 |
| Azad Jammu & Kashmir | 4,462 | 4,704 | 4,699 | 5,546 | 5,471 | 5,544 | 5,834 |
| Balochistan | 2,475 | 2,599 | 2,597 | 3,030 | 2,896 | 3,555 | 4,628 |
| FATA | 1,969 | 2,065 | 2,064 | 2,396 | 2,367 | 2,396 | 2,509 |
| Gilgit-Baltistan | 3,076 | 3,235 | 3,232 | 3,787 | 3,738 | 4,961 | 6,849 |
| Islamabad | 7,503 | 7,935 | 7,927 | 9,452 | 9,322 | 8,744 | 8,527 |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 2,705 | 2,843 | 2,840 | 3,319 | 3,490 | 3,897 | 4,328 |
| Punjab | 2,898 | 3,047 | 3,044 | 3,562 | 4,289 | 5,094 | 5,503 |
| Sindh | 3,119 | 3,280 | 3,277 | 3,840 | 4,041 | 4,269 | 4,483 |
| Pakistan | 3,195 | 3,361 | 3,358 | 3,938 | 4,227 | 4,727 | 5,190 |
Top cities by GDP (Nominal)
The table below lists the top cities by their Nominal GDP in 2012, based on a study by the McKinsey Global Institute| Rank | City | Province | 2012 Nominal GDP | 2012 Per Capita Nominal Income |
| 1 | Karachi | Sindh | $ 64 billion | $ 6000 |
| 2 | Lahore | Punjab | $ 35 billion | $ 5000 |
| 3 | Faisalabad | Punjab | $ 20.5 billion | $ 5000 |
| 4 | Sialkot | Punjab | $ 13 billion | $ n/a |
| 5 | Gujranwala | Punjab | $ 12 billion | $ n/a |
| 6 | Multan | Punjab | $ 6.5 billion | $ n/a |
| 7 | Peshawar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | $ 6 billion | $ n/a |
| 8 | Quetta | Balochistan | $ 4 billion | $ n/a |
| 9 | Rawalpindi | Punjab | $ 3.96 billion | $ n/a |
| 10 | Islamabad | Islamabad Capital Territory | $ 3.14 billion | $ n/ak |
Top cities by GDP (PPP)
The table below lists the top cities by their GDP.| Rank | City | Province | GDP |
| 1 | Karachi | $114 Billion | |
| 2 | Lahore | $65.14 Billion | |
| 3 | Faisalabad | $43 Billion |