Pakistan's High Earners: Only 0.4% Make Rs 1 Lakh Equivalent Monthly
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News18•05-01-2026, 13:26
Pakistan's High Earners: Only 0.4% Make Rs 1 Lakh Equivalent Monthly
- •Only 0.2-0.4% of Pakistan's 250 million population (400,000-1,000,000 people) earn 3 lakh Pakistani rupees (PKR) monthly, equivalent to roughly Rs 1 lakh in India.
- •Despite 5.9 million registered taxpayers, widespread income concealment likely understates the true number of high earners.
- •Pakistan faces extreme income inequality, with the richest 1% taking 24% of national income, while the bottom 50% collectively receive just 15%.
- •High earners are concentrated in IT, medicine, corporate leadership, and banking, earning nearly 8 times the average monthly salary of 39,000 PKR.
- •With inflation over 25%, experts urge bringing the informal economy into the tax net to narrow the wealth gap.
Why It Matters: A tiny fraction of Pakistanis earn high incomes, highlighting severe income inequality and tax evasion.
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