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How much would a basic income cost in Pakistan?

Calculate the gross annual cost of paying a monthly amount to the country’s adult and child population.

Adult population 155,833,628child population 91,670,867year 2023World Bank WDI

GROSS ANNUAL COST

1,936,023 million

in PKRPKR 1,936,022,990,400

Equal to 2.1% of reference GDP

Population covered: 247,504,495 people

Adults: 155,833,628 × PKR 800 × 12 = PKR 1,496,002,828,800

Children: 91,670,867 × PKR 400 × 12 = PKR 440,020,161,600

PKR 1,496,002,828,800 + PKR 440,020,161,600 = PKR 1,936,022,990,400

Offset benefits, recovered tax, administrative savings and later economic effects are not deducted. This is a gross cost, not a net cost.

Sources and method

Population 2023 · World Bank WDI

GDP 2023 · $336,686,348,609 · World Bank WDI

Currency PKR · exchange rate 280.3561 PKR/USD (2023)

Converted cost $6,905,585,111 for the GDP share.