New Delhi: Pakistan’s economic condition, once before Indian states like Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, has become quite narrow in the last two decades, new figures suggest that Tamil Nadu’s gross state domestic product (GSDP) is now equal to Pakistan’s National GDP.
According to data from India’s Reserve Bank and World Bank, in 2004-05, Pakistan’s economy was $ 132 billion. At that time, Tamil Nadu’s GSDP was just $ 48 billion – 37%of Pakistan’s GDP. India’s most industrial state of Maharashtra, $ 92 billion, was about 69% of the size of Pakistan.What graph shows:
- Time period covered
- About 2004-05 to 2023-24
GDP Comparison (USD Arabs)
- Pakistan (Green Line)
- Maharashtra (red line)
- Tamil Nadu (Orange Line)
Main attractionIn 2004-05
- Pakistan had a $ 132 billion GDP.
- Tamil Nadu was in $ 48 billion, about 37%of Pakistan’s GDP.
- Maharashtra was in $ 92 billion, about 69%of Pakistan’s GDP.
In 2023-24
- Pakistan’s GDP is shown in $ 338 billion.
- Tamil Nadu’s GSDP is $ 329 billion, which is almost equal to Pakistan.
- Maharashtra’s GSDP has moved beyond $ 490 billion.
Rapid forward for 2023–24, and the tables have changed. Pakistan’s economy is estimated at $ 338 billion. Tamil Nadu, meanwhile, has increased rapidly, has reached $ 329 billion with Pakistan with its GSDP. Maharashtra has gone ahead and touched $ 490 billion.So far, Pakistan’s GDP is just 69% of Maharashtra, below being about 1.5 times larger two decades ago. Tamil Nadu, once seen as an economically followed, is now strongly in dispute with the overall economic size of Pakistan.
