Table 2

Economic and business activities

CountryGDP growth (%)Tax revenue (% of GDP)Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)New business registrations (per 1,000 people aged 15–64)Net investment in non-financial assets (% of GDP)Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP)
2007
Afghanistan13.85.35.1–9.5–
Bangladesh7.16.929.3–1.611.0
Bhutan18.47.73.30.0312.0–
India7.712.136.90.08−0.3161.2
Nepal3.49.8–0.47––
Maldives7.712.12.64.527.2–
Pakistan4.89.5**3.5**0.042.545.7
Sri Lanka6.814.223.4–3.123.3
South Asia7.211.726.40.090.3138.3
Middle-Income Economies8.911.834.2–––
World4.514.838.2–1.5113.6
2018
Afghanistan3.96.17.4–39.6–
Bangladesh6.07.731.5–1.312.8
Bhutan4.88.62.90.0512.5–
India3.111.032.30.090.666.0
Nepal6.110.4–0.55––
Maldives9.511.66.44.569.8–
Pakistan1.79.8**2.8**0.042.513.7
Sri Lanka6.013.322.70.322.910.5
South Asia6.411.739.20.101.255.3
Middle-Income Economies4.911.436.3–––
World3.313.842.1–1.755.9
2021
Afghanistan−20.7  0.21*––
Bangladesh6.97.036.00.04*–24.0
Bhutan4.113.015.90.09*– 
India8.712.0*44.6*0.15–97.3
Nepal4.215.876.91.36––
Maldives41.7––2.78––
Pakistan6.58.5**2.3**0.15–10.4
Sri Lanka3.37.734.40.74*–18.7
South Asia8.011.7*36.00.17–86.4
Middle-Income Economies7.010.7*41.73.36––
World5.913.6*47.33.49–133.2

Note(s): *’data for 2020

**’Government of Pakistan (2022) 

Source(s): World Bank (2022) 

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