Tamil Nadu has crossed the entire GDP of Pakistan in 2025. Its GDP for the financial year 2024-25 stands at ₹17.23 lakh crore, translating to about USD 419.74 billion.
The state achieved a real economic growth rate of 9.69% in 2024-25, the highest among Indian states for that year.
On the other hand, Pakistan's GDP stands at $397.58 in 2025.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Pakistan's economic outlook, downgrading its projected Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for 2025 to 3%, down from 3.2% forecasted just three months ago.
India plans to shatter already declining Pak economy
Meanwhile, following the Pahalgam terror attack, and ahead of Operation Sindoor, India strategised several economic measures against Pakistan to cripple its already struggling economy.
From suspending the Indus Waters Treaty to a complete ban on direct and indirect trade, stringent measures are in place to shake the Pakistani economy.
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was established on September 19, 1960, between India and Pakistan as an international water-sharing agreement.
The World Bank facilitated this agreement through nine years of negotiations, signed by then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan to oversee shared waterways.
With the Indus Waters Treaty suspended, it will impact Pakistan to a great extent as this pact governs the distribution and utilisation of water from the Indus River system and its tributaries, which are fundamental to its water needs and agricultural production.
According to the Indian government, Pakistan, being the lower riparian, depends on the Indus system for 80% of its 16 million hectares of farmland and 93% of its total water use. 237 million people sustain their living depending on the system, driving a quarter of its GDP through crops like wheat, rice, and cotton.
With just 10% live storage capacity (14.4 MAF) at Mangla and Tarbela dams, any disruption in flows threatens catastrophic agricultural losses, food shortages, water rationing in major cities, and rolling blackouts that would cripple industries, including textiles and fertilizers. These shocks could trigger a broader fiscal and foreign exchange crisis in an already fragile economy. [Source: The Times of India]
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