ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s investment and national savings rates remained below official targets during the fiscal year 2025-26, according to figures shared by Planning Commission sources, highlighting continued economic challenges and slower growth compared to regional economies.
Sources said the country’s investment-to-national-income ratio stood at 14.4 percent against the official target of 14.7 percent. The national savings rate also remained at 14.4 percent during the current fiscal year.
A decline was also recorded in public sector investment, which fell to 3.1 percent of GDP compared to 3.3 percent in the previous fiscal year.
In contrast, private sector investment showed improvement, increasing to 9.6 percent of GDP, reflecting comparatively better activity in the private economy.
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According to official figures, overall investment remained stagnant at 14.4 percent in both the previous and current fiscal years, while the national savings trend showed slight improvement.
The report stated that the national savings rate stood at 14.1 percent in 2024-25 before improving marginally to 14.4 percent in the ongoing fiscal year.
Regional comparisons in the report showed Pakistan’s economic performance lagging behind neighboring economies over the past decade. India recorded an average growth rate of 6.5 percent, Vietnam 6.7 percent, and Bangladesh 5.4 percent, while Pakistan’s average growth rate remained at 4.4 percent.
