PAK · South Asia
Pakistan
Nuclear power; military as the country's structuring institution; historic ally of China via the CPEC corridor. Chronic economic crisis under IMF tutelage.
Data refreshed on 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Vigilance
4.1 /10 risk
- Security 1.5
- Legitimacy 3.1
- Economy 4.5
- Diplomacy 6.2
- Influence 7.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Population
- 240,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 881,912 km²
- Currency
- PKR
- Regime
- Federal parliamentary Islamic republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Asif Ali Zardari
Head of Government
Shahbaz Sharif
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
372 G$
GDP / capita
1,479 $
Growth
3.0 %
Inflation
12.6 %
Unemployment
5.4 %
Defense / GDP
2.7 %
Life expectancy
67.8 yrs
Military capabilities Wikipedia · IISS Military Balance résumés
Active
654 000
Reserve
550 000
Paramilitary
482 000
Land
- 600 Al-Khalid Char (sino-pakistanais)
- 320 T-80UD Char (ukrainien)
- 320 Type 85-IIAP Char
- — Shaheen-III Missile balistique nucléaire portée 2750 km
Air
- 75 F-16 Fighting Falcon Chasseur
- 156 JF-17 Thunder Chasseur (sino-pakistanais)
- 45 Mirage III/V Chasseur (modernisés ROSE)
- 25 J-10C Chasseur (Chine)
Naval
- 5 Sous-marins classe Agosta Sous-marin
- 4 Frégates classe Tughril Frégate (Type 054A chinoise)
- 4 Frégates classe Zulfiquar Frégate
Nuclear posture
Puissance nucléaire hors TNP
170 estimated warheads since 1998
Tactical nuclear weapons annoncées · full-spectrum deterrence
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.27/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
35/100
Corruption (CPI)
29/100
Press freedom (RSF)
34/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2023
Global spending rank
#22
Annual budget
8.5 Md$
Defense effort
2.7 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
31 Md$
Imports
71 Md$
Balance
-40 Md$
Top exports
- 60.0% Vêtements + textile 19 Md$
- 8.0% Riz 2 Md$
Top imports
- 17.0% Pétrole raffiné + brut 12 Md$
Export partners
-
États-Unis
17.5%
-
Chine
9.0%
-
Royaume-Uni
8.0%
Import partners
-
Chine
26.0%
-
Émirats arabes unis
11.5%
-
Arabie saoudite
7.5%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
30%
-
GBR
31%
-
FRA
36%
-
DEU
36%
-
RUS
64%
-
CHN
80%
-
IRN
60%
Abstention: 23%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
-
✗
NPT
-
✗
CTBT
-
✗
TPNW
-
✗
Rome Statute
-
✓
Genocide
-
✓
Geneva
-
✗
Ottawa Mine Ban
-
✗
Oslo Cluster Munitions
-
✗
Arms Trade Treaty
-
✓
Paris Agreement
Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI
Upcoming
-
2029-02
Législatives
Last election
-
2024-02-08
Législatives
Indépendants pro-Khan 1ère force, gouvernement coalition Sharif
Khan emprisonné — armée arbitre
Last institutional rupture 1999 (Musharraf) — pression militaire constante
Society · human UNDP HDI · WID · UNHCR
HDI
0.54/1
Top 10% (wealth)
50.0 %
Gini
31.6
Refugees hosted
1,700,000
Afghans depuis 1979
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Israël
- Arménie
Reconnaît Palestine, refuse Israël et l'Arménie (alignement Azerbaïdjan)
Defense industry SIPRI Top 100 · sites officiels
Arms export rank
#35
0.2% du marché mondial
Doctrine
Full Spectrum Deterrence — armes nucléaires tactiques (Nasr)
Prime contractors
- Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
- Heavy Industries Taxila
- Karachi Shipyard
Key platforms
- JF-17 Thunder (avec CHN)
- Al-Khalid
- Shaheen-III
Alliances
- OCS
- OCI
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