UNIDO 2020: Pakistan Industrial Output Lags Behind Peers in South Asia
Manufacturing in Pakistan lags behind Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka in terms of manufacturing value added per capita as well as per capita exports of manufactured products, according to Competitive Industrial Performance Report 2020 released by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Pakistan's Competitive Industrial Performance. Source: UNIDO On the competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) Index, Pakistan ranks 82 among 152 countries, well behind India at 42, Bangladesh at 70 and Sri Lanka at 75. Only Maldives (144) and Nepal (135) rank lower than Pakistan. Bangladesh has built a very successful garments manufacturing and export business that rivals China's. The country is now focusing on building mobile phones and consumer electronics industry. India's Competitive Industrial Performance. Source: UNIDO Only 1.3% of Pakistan's manufacturing is high-tech and 9% medium tech, bet...