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<strong>Pakistan</strong>’s <strong>Trade</strong> with <strong>India</strong>: Thinking Strategically<br />
figure 4: Current and Projected GdP Per Capita in <strong>Pakistan</strong> and<br />
india (in the absence of a Pick-up in <strong>Pakistan</strong>’s Growth)<br />
Constant 2000 US$<br />
1800<br />
1600<br />
1400<br />
1200<br />
1000<br />
800<br />
600<br />
400<br />
200<br />
0<br />
GDP/capita (current and projected)<br />
1980<br />
1982<br />
1984<br />
1986<br />
1988<br />
1990<br />
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2011.<br />
Note: The projections have been done using growth rates averaging over the last five years.<br />
Table 1: sobering Trends<br />
1992<br />
1994<br />
<strong>India</strong> <strong>Pakistan</strong><br />
1996<br />
1998<br />
2000<br />
2002<br />
2006 2020<br />
<strong>Pakistan</strong>’s GDP as share of <strong>India</strong>’s GDP 14 percent 9 percent<br />
GDP per capita in <strong>Pakistan</strong> as percentage of<br />
<strong>India</strong>’s.<br />
$ value of one percent GDP spent on public<br />
services in <strong>India</strong><br />
$ value of one percent GDP spent on public<br />
services in <strong>Pakistan</strong><br />
2004<br />
2006<br />
2008<br />
2010<br />
2012<br />
2014<br />
2016<br />
2018<br />
99 percent 54 percent<br />
$7 billion $22 billion<br />
$1 billion $2 billion<br />
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (various years) and author’s<br />
own calculations.<br />
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