Economic and business activities
| Country | GDP 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 | ||||||
| Afghanistan | 13.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | – | 9.5 | – |
| Bangladesh | 7.1 | 6.9 | 29.3 | – | 1.6 | 11.0 |
| Bhutan | 18.4 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 0.03 | 12.0 | – |
| India | 7.7 | 12.1 | 36.9 | 0.08 | −0.3 | 161.2 |
| Nepal | 3.4 | 9.8 | – | 0.47 | – | – |
| Maldives | 7.7 | 12.1 | 2.6 | 4.52 | 7.2 | – |
| Pakistan | 4.8 | 9.5** | 3.5** | 0.04 | 2.5 | 45.7 |
| Sri Lanka | 6.8 | 14.2 | 23.4 | – | 3.1 | 23.3 |
| South Asia | 7.2 | 11.7 | 26.4 | 0.09 | 0.3 | 138.3 |
| Middle-Income Economies | 8.9 | 11.8 | 34.2 | – | – | – |
| World | 4.5 | 14.8 | 38.2 | – | 1.5 | 113.6 |
| 2018 | ||||||
| Afghanistan | 3.9 | 6.1 | 7.4 | – | 39.6 | – |
| Bangladesh | 6.0 | 7.7 | 31.5 | – | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| Bhutan | 4.8 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 0.05 | 12.5 | – |
| India | 3.1 | 11.0 | 32.3 | 0.09 | 0.6 | 66.0 |
| Nepal | 6.1 | 10.4 | – | 0.55 | – | – |
| Maldives | 9.5 | 11.6 | 6.4 | 4.56 | 9.8 | – |
| Pakistan | 1.7 | 9.8** | 2.8** | 0.04 | 2.5 | 13.7 |
| Sri Lanka | 6.0 | 13.3 | 22.7 | 0.32 | 2.9 | 10.5 |
| South Asia | 6.4 | 11.7 | 39.2 | 0.10 | 1.2 | 55.3 |
| Middle-Income Economies | 4.9 | 11.4 | 36.3 | – | – | – |
| World | 3.3 | 13.8 | 42.1 | – | 1.7 | 55.9 |
| 2021 | ||||||
| Afghanistan | −20.7 | 0.21* | – | – | ||
| Bangladesh | 6.9 | 7.0 | 36.0 | 0.04* | – | 24.0 |
| Bhutan | 4.1 | 13.0 | 15.9 | 0.09* | – | |
| India | 8.7 | 12.0* | 44.6* | 0.15 | – | 97.3 |
| Nepal | 4.2 | 15.8 | 76.9 | 1.36 | – | – |
| Maldives | 41.7 | – | – | 2.78 | – | – |
| Pakistan | 6.5 | 8.5** | 2.3** | 0.15 | – | 10.4 |
| Sri Lanka | 3.3 | 7.7 | 34.4 | 0.74* | – | 18.7 |
| South Asia | 8.0 | 11.7* | 36.0 | 0.17 | – | 86.4 |
| Middle-Income Economies | 7.0 | 10.7* | 41.7 | 3.36 | – | – |
| World | 5.9 | 13.6* | 47.3 | 3.49 | – | 133.2 |
| Country | GDP 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 13.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | – | 9.5 | – |
| Bangladesh | 7.1 | 6.9 | 29.3 | – | 1.6 | 11.0 |
| Bhutan | 18.4 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 0.03 | 12.0 | – |
| India | 7.7 | 12.1 | 36.9 | 0.08 | −0.3 | 161.2 |
| Nepal | 3.4 | 9.8 | – | 0.47 | – | – |
| Maldives | 7.7 | 12.1 | 2.6 | 4.52 | 7.2 | – |
| Pakistan | 4.8 | 9.5** | 3.5** | 0.04 | 2.5 | 45.7 |
| Sri Lanka | 6.8 | 14.2 | 23.4 | – | 3.1 | 23.3 |
| South Asia | 7.2 | 11.7 | 26.4 | 0.09 | 0.3 | 138.3 |
| Middle-Income Economies | 8.9 | 11.8 | 34.2 | – | – | – |
| World | 4.5 | 14.8 | 38.2 | – | 1.5 | 113.6 |
| Afghanistan | 3.9 | 6.1 | 7.4 | – | 39.6 | – |
| Bangladesh | 6.0 | 7.7 | 31.5 | – | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| Bhutan | 4.8 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 0.05 | 12.5 | – |
| India | 3.1 | 11.0 | 32.3 | 0.09 | 0.6 | 66.0 |
| Nepal | 6.1 | 10.4 | – | 0.55 | – | – |
| Maldives | 9.5 | 11.6 | 6.4 | 4.56 | 9.8 | – |
| Pakistan | 1.7 | 9.8** | 2.8** | 0.04 | 2.5 | 13.7 |
| Sri Lanka | 6.0 | 13.3 | 22.7 | 0.32 | 2.9 | 10.5 |
| South Asia | 6.4 | 11.7 | 39.2 | 0.10 | 1.2 | 55.3 |
| Middle-Income Economies | 4.9 | 11.4 | 36.3 | – | – | – |
| World | 3.3 | 13.8 | 42.1 | – | 1.7 | 55.9 |
| Afghanistan | −20.7 | 0.21* | – | – | ||
| Bangladesh | 6.9 | 7.0 | 36.0 | 0.04* | – | 24.0 |
| Bhutan | 4.1 | 13.0 | 15.9 | 0.09* | – | |
| India | 8.7 | 12.0* | 44.6* | 0.15 | – | 97.3 |
| Nepal | 4.2 | 15.8 | 76.9 | 1.36 | – | – |
| Maldives | 41.7 | – | – | 2.78 | – | – |
| Pakistan | 6.5 | 8.5** | 2.3** | 0.15 | – | 10.4 |
| Sri Lanka | 3.3 | 7.7 | 34.4 | 0.74* | – | 18.7 |
| South Asia | 8.0 | 11.7* | 36.0 | 0.17 | – | 86.4 |
| Middle-Income Economies | 7.0 | 10.7* | 41.7 | 3.36 | – | – |
| World | 5.9 | 13.6* | 47.3 | 3.49 | – | 133.2 |
Note(s): *’data for 2020
**’Government of Pakistan (2022)
Source(s): World Bank (2022)
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