Real GDP during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how real GDP changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shaukat Aziz | 28 Aug 2004 – 16 Nov 2007 | +18.8% Q2 2004 → Q2 2007 | +5.9%/yr | |
| 2 |  Benazir Bhutto | 19 Oct 1993 – 5 Nov 1996 | +14.2% Q2 1993 → Q2 1996 | +4.5%/yr | |
| 3 |  Imran Khan | 18 Aug 2018 – 11 Apr 2022 | +11.4% Q2 2018 → Q1 2022 | +2.9%/yr | |
| 4 | N Pervez Musharraf | 12 Oct 1999 – 23 Nov 2002 | +10.9% Q2 1999 → Q2 2002 | +3.5%/yr | |
| 5 |  Shehbaz Sharif | 4 Mar 2024 – now | +9.6% Q4 2023 → Q1 2026 | +4.1%/yr | |
| 6 | Yusuf Raza Gilani | 25 Mar 2008 – 22 Jun 2012 from Q2 2008 | +7.8% Q2 2008 → Q2 2011 | +2.5%/yr | |
| 7 | Shehbaz Sharif | 11 Apr 2022 – 14 Aug 2023 | +0.9% Q1 2022 → Q2 2023 | +0.7%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. Rs trillion, 2015-16 prices, last four quarters · Pakistan Bureau of Statistics quarterly national accounts via the IMF (QNEA, B1GQ, constant 2015-16 prices), summed over the trailing four quarters, from July 2015; the World Bank's GDP at constant rupees by fiscal year (July to June) before, rescaled to 2015-16 · Pakistan data · as of Oct 2026.