Pakistan Vision 2025

Pakistan Vision 2025 is a set of goals for social, economic, security, and governance developments outlined by the government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to be achieved by 2025. The overall goal is for Pakistan to become an upper-middle income country by 2025 and to eventually become one of the top ten economies in the world by 2047 (its centennial).

Human and social capital

The government of Pakistan outlined 25 specific goals they want to achieve by 2025, grouped into seven categories.

Increase primary school enrollment and completion rate to 100% and literacy rate to 90%

The literacy rate was 72% in 2022.^[1]

Increase higher education rate to 99% and increase number of phds to 19,000

Equalize gender parity in primary and secondary education; increase female workforce participation to 85%

Pakistan's GPI was 0.88 in 2019.^[2]

Increase percentage of population with improved sanitation to 90%

Reduce infant mortality to 4% and maternal mortality to 14%

Infant mortality was 5.3% in 2021;^[3] maternal mortality was 0.15% in 2020.^[4]

Reduce prevalence of hepatitis, diarrhea, diabetes, and heart disease by 50%

Become world champion in two sports and win 25 medals in the asian games

Pakistan had 207 total medals after the 2022 Asian Games.

Sustained growth

Become one of the largest 25 economies in the world

Pakistan had the 40th highest GDP in the world in 2025 according to the IMF.^[5]

Reduce poverty by 50%

Increase annual fdi to $15 billion

Increase tax to gdp ratio to 18%

Governance

Be in the 50th percentile for political stability, control of corruption, as measured by the world bank

In 2022, Pakistan was in the 7th percentile for political stability, and 23rd for control of corruption.^[6]

Energy, water, food

Increase power generation to 42,000 mw; increase electricity access to 90% of population

Reduce cost per energy unit by 25%; increase percentage of indigenous sources of power generation to 50%; increase usage of efficient products to 80%

Increase water storage capacity to 90 days; improve efficiency in agriculture by 20%; ensure access to clean water for all pakistanis

Reduce food insecure population to 30%

In 2025, 18.7% of Pakistanis faced food insecurity.^[7]

Private sector

Rank in top 50 for ease of doing business according to the world bank

In 2019, Pakistan ranked 108th out of 190.^[8]

Increase diaspora investments to $40 billion

Create 5 global pakistani brands

Knowledge

Rank in top 75 in wef's global competitiveness report

In 2019, Pakistan was 110th.^[9]

Triple labor and capital productivity

Improve score on world bank's knowledge economy index to 4.0; increase internet access to 50%

Increase number of tourists to 2 million

Pakistan had 1.91 million international tourists in 2022.^[10]