Facts and Figures For CSS MPT Screening Test 2024

Facts and Figures For CSS MPT 2024

Here, you will have all the Facts and Figures for CSS Special Competitive Exams
of 2023 & PMS including other Competitive Exams conducted in Pakistan. The
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1. GDP of Pakistan 2023

According to Asian Development Bank Outlook Report issued in April 2022,
Pakistan’s GDP growth is projected to slow to 4 per cent in FY 2022 from 5.6
per cent as government applies measures to reduce the current account deficit,
raises international reserves and cuts inflation. Growth is expected to

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accelerate to 4.5 per cent in FY 2023 due to stronger private consumption and
investment.| PDF REPORT
2. Pakistan Flood Destruction in 2022
According to National Disaster Management Authority, these floods have wrought
destruction of epic proportions. In addition to over 1,500 deaths, more than 33
million people — including 11m children — have been severely impacted.
More than 375 bridges and almost 13,000 kilometres of roads have been
washed away. Over 1.9m homes have been damaged, while 2.8m hectares
(around 7m acres) of agricultural land in Sindh is submerged. At the same
time, the floods have caused massive damage to livestock that serves as a
primary asset for poor people, as almost a million animals have perished in the
deluge. | DETAILS
3. Human Development Index (HDI) 2022
According to Human Development Index (HDI) 2022, Pakistan ranks 161 out of
192 countries. Only Pakistan (161st position) and Afghanistan (180th
position) are in the low human development category. However, Sri Lanka and
the Islamic Republic of Iran are doing very good in HDI 2022 where Sri Lanka
ranks on 73rd position and Iran ranks 76th position while India ranks 132
out of 192 countries and territories in the Human Development Report
2021/2022 released on Thursday (September 8, 2022). | DETAILS
4. Literacy Rate in Pakistan 2023
As per the Pakistan Economic Survey 2022-23, the literary rate was recorded at
62.8pc in the country, comprising 73.4pc males and 51.9pc females where
more than 23 million children are out of school. | DETAILS
5. Pakistan GDP on Education 2023
The Economic Survey of Pakistan 2022-23 has pointed government spent only 1.7
per cent of GDP on education during the last year.| DETAILS
6. The unemployment rate in Pakistan
Unemployment 9% (2020-21) Labour Force Survey (LFS) | DETAILS
7. Sustainable Development Goal Report 2021 Pakistan
Despite the Covid-19 global pushback, Pakistan’s SDG Global Rank is 129 (out of
193) in 2021, improved by five ranks, 134 (out of 166) in 2020. | News | (PDF
DETAILS)
8. The Total Population of Pakistan and its Growth Rate
According to the final results of the 7th Digital Census 2023 of Pakistan, the
population of Pakistan is 241.49 million with a population growth rate of
2.55%. | DETAILS

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Pakistan’s population ranking in Asia is fourth, behind China, India, and

Indonesia. The majority of Pakistan’s population, around 96%, is Muslim. The six
major ethnic groups in Pakistan are:

1. Punjabis – 45%
2. Pashtuns – 15%
3. Sindhis – 14%
4. Saraiki – 8%
5. Baloch – 5%
6. Others – 13%

9. Pakistan lost due to Terrorism

According to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, Pakistan saw 319 terrorism-
related incidents in 2020 and 169 associated deaths of civilians. However,
as per Pakistan Economic Survey 2017-18 during the last 17 years, the direct and
indirect costs incurred by Pakistan due to incidents of terrorism amounted to
US$ 126.79 billion equivalent to Rs. 10,762.64 billion. | DETAILS
10. Corruption rate in Pakistan 2022
Pakistan is the 140 least corrupt nation out of 180 countries, according to
the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International.
Pakistan dropped 16 places in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for
2021, it ranked 140 out of 180 countries, according to Transparency
International. | DETAILS
11. The poverty rate in Pakistan
40% of a country’s population is earning their life below the poverty line. As per
World Bank 2021 report, it is 39.3% | DETAILS
12. Inflation rate in Pakistan 2023
Pakistan’s general inflation measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) clocked
in at a 24-month peak of 13% in January 2022. According to the World Bank
report, Pakistan’s inflation is projected to further rise to 29.5 per cent in the
fiscal year 2023. | DETAILS | Report WB
13. Water-Shortage capacity in PakistanAccording to UN Development
Programme, the water-shortage capacity available in Pakistan is 121 cubic
meters per person. Per capita surface water availability of 5,260 cubic metres
per year in 1951 turned into around 1,000 cubic metres in 2016. This is likely
to further drop to about 860 cubic meters by 2025. The PCRWR describe
that Pakistan reached the “water stress line” in 1990 and crossed the “water
scarcity line” in 2005. | DETAILS

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14. Global Climate Risk Index 2021 rate of Pakistan

Global Climate Risk Index 2021 reported by Germanwatch was released in
2021 and showed Pakistan dropped from the 5th most vulnerable country to
climate change, to the 8th position. Pakistan lost 0.52% per unit of its GDP due
to climate change and it has witnessed 173 climate-related events in 19 years. |
DETAILS Climate Risk Index in 2022 due to a temporary lack of data where
Pakistan might be more vulnerable owing to the recent situation of floods 2022 in
Pakistan. Details
15. Global Hunger Index 2022 Pakistan
In the 2022 Global Hunger Index, Pakistan ranks 99th out of 121 countries with
sufficient data to calculate 2022 GHI scores. With a score of 26.1, Pakistan has a
serious hunger level.| DETAILS
16. Agriculture in Pakistan
In Pakistan, 65-70% of the population depends directly on agriculture. The
livestock sub-sector contributes 55% to the agriculture sector. It contributes 19.2
per cent to the GDP and provides employment to around 38.5 per cent of the
labour force. [Pakistan Economic Survey 2020-21]| DETAILS
17. Democracy Index 2021 Pakistan
Pakistan ranked 104th among 167 nations on Democracy Index 2021. Pakistan
was placed at the 104th spot among 167 states on the global Democracy Index
2021, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). | DETAILS
18. Global Gender Gap Index 2022 Pakistan
According to World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2023,
Pakistan’s ranking in the Global Gender Gap Index 2023 has improved from 145
to 142 out of 146 countries in 2023. Therefore, Pakistan is currently ranked
142nd in the Global Gender Gap Index 2023. | DETAILS | WEF Report 2023
19. WJP’s Rule of Law Index (RLI) — 2021 Pakistan
The World Justice Project’s (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2021 report published in
October 2021, has placed Pakistan among the lowest-ranked countries in its
adherence to the rule of law (ranking 130th out of 139 nations). | DETAILS
20. Press Freedom Index — 2023 Pakistan
The rank of Pakistan in the World Press Freedom Index 2023 is 150.
Pakistan’s ranking improved by seven places in the 2023 World Press Freedom
Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) as the country was placed at
150th position among 180 countries. | DETAILS
21. Freedom in the World 2022
According to Freedom in the World, Pakistan ranked 37/100 (Political

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Rights15/40 & Civil Liberties 22/60)

Global freedom statuses are calculated on a weighted scale. See the
methodology. | DETAILS
22. Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign investment slides 33pc in February 2022. Poor investment climate hit
the FDI inflows which noted a sharp decline of 50pc to $110 million in January
this year 2022 from $218.7m in December 2021. | DETAILS
23. ADDITIONAL NOTABLE FACTS:

Pakistan has an estimated population of over 220 million in 2021 and a

growth rate of 1.95 per cent per year. Adding 5.28 million people per year to
its population, it is projected to surpass Indonesia in size around the year
2048. Population growth remains one of the biggest challenges for Pakistan’s
development, with 60 per cent of its population below the age of 25, and a
fertility rate of 3.5 births per woman. This means that providing
education, health and employment for a large and growing youth cohort will
remain an issue for the foreseeable future.
Pakistan also has one of the highest rates of urbanisation in South
Asia. Urban areas have expanded immensely between 1995 and 2015. For
instance, it has been estimated that various urban sectors convert 3,016
hectares of agricultural lands annually for urban uses in metropolitan
Lahore, and if this rate doesn’t slow, by 2030 all agricultural land at the
fringes of cities will be urbanised.
The World Food Programme says that 21 per cent of Pakistan’s
population is malnourished, 44 per cent of children under five years old
have stunted growth, and 37 per cent of the population faces food insecurity,
despite Pakistan being a major producer of wheat and rice.
Pakistan has major water shortages. It is ranked 14th out of 150
countries at high risk of water crisis. Water Aid notes that 17 million
people in Pakistan lack access to clean water close to home, and 70 million
lack access to a decent toilet, the majority of them in rural communities.
According to the latest new US World Ranking 2022, Quaid-e-Azam
University (QAU) Islamabad has been ranked 461.
Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world for the fifth
consecutive year in the 2022 World Happiness Report. According to the
report, Pakistan, after dropping 15 places in one year, currently stood at 121
on the list, whereas India ranked further down, ranking 136.
Pakistan spent around $11.3 billion for military purposes in the year

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2021 recording a nominal decrease of 0.7% from a year earlier,

according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research
Institute (Sipri). The country is on 23rd spot on the list of countries with the
highest military expenditure in the world. Read here.

EXPORTS: $25.630 billion (FY 2021)

IMPORTS: $53.785 billion (FY 2021)
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TRADE DEFICIT:
Trade Deficit: 28.155 billion (FY 2021)
Trade deficit widens to $32bn [latest data] | Details Source

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Important Summits in 2022

Here, you can study all the Important Summits of the year 2022. Please note
that this list of Important Summits in 2022 will be updated over the course of

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time. Some organizations’ summits did not take place in 2022, therefore, their
previous summits have been enlisted here.

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List of Important World Summits in 2022

1. ASEAN Summit held in 2022 in Washington DC.
2. 14th BRICS Summit via video link in Beijing, capital of China, June 23,
2022.
3. The 17th summit of G20 will be in Bali, Indonesia in 2022.
4. The 48th G7 summit was held from 26 to 28 June 2022 in Schloss
Elmau, Krün, Bavarian Alps, Germany.
5. The 19th SAARC summit is pending in Pakistan since 2016 while
Twentieth SAARC Summit took place in Colombo in 2020.
6. The 2022 annual summit of the SCO Heads of State Council was held on
September 15-16 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. [Iran got its membership
in this summit and will be announced as a full-fledged member next year]
7. APEC Thailand 2022 is a year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Thailand scheduled to take place in
2022.
8. The 2022 Madrid summit was a meeting of the heads of state and heads of
government of NATO member and partner countries being held in Madrid,
Spain, on 28–30 June 2022.
9. Earth Hour 2022 was on March 26.
10. COP27 will be held in Egypt Sharam Al sheikh. It will begin on Sunday,6
November and ends on Friday,18 November 2022.
11. The 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 77) was opened
on Tuesday, 13 September 2022.
12. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 20
September 2022.
13. 42nd GCC summit 2021 in Saudi Arabia On 14th November 2021.
14. ASEAN Summit held in 2022 in Washington DC.
15. 14th BRICS Summit via video link in Beijing, capital of China, June 23,
2022.
16. The 17th summit of G20 will be in Bali, Indonesia in 2022.
17. The 48th G7 summit was held from 26 to 28 June 2022 in Schloss

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Elmau, Krün, Bavarian Alps, Germany.

18. The 19th SAARC summit is pending in Pakistan since 2016 while
Twentieth SAARC Summit took place in Colombo in 2020.
19. The 2022 annual summit of the SCO Heads of State Council was held on
September 15-16 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. [Iran got its membership
in this summit and will be announced as a full-fledged member next year]
20. APEC Thailand 2022 is a year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Thailand scheduled to take place in
2022.
21. The 2022 Madrid summit was a meeting of the heads of state and heads of
government of NATO member and partner countries being held in Madrid,
Spain, on 28–30 June 2022.
22. Earth Hour 2022 was on March 26.
23. COP27 will be held in Egypt Sharam Al sheikh. It will begin on Sunday,6
November and ends on Friday,18 November 2022.
24. The 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 77) was opened
on Tuesday, 13 September 2022.
25. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 20
September 2022.
26. 42nd GCC summit 2021 in Saudi Arabia On 14th November 2021.

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