Question

"The economies of China, India and Pakistan differ in terms of sectoral growth." Comment.

Accepted Answer

"The economies of China, India and Pakistan differ in terms of sectoral growth." This statement is supported by the following facts given below:

Agriculture(Primary Sector)

In China

The total cultivable area in China accounts for $40 %$ of the cultivable area in India.

Due to topographic and climatic conditions, the area suitable for cultivation is just $10 %$ of its total land area.

Till $1980$ , more than $80 %$ of its population was dependent on farming as its sole source of livelihood, Since then, the government encouraged people to leave their fields and pursue other activities, such as handicrafts, commerce and transport.

As a result, the proportion of the workforce engaged in agriculture reduced to $28 % i n 2014 - 15$ , with a contribution to GDP at $9 %$ .

In India: The contribution of agriculture to the GDP was $17 %$ . The proportion of the workforce engaged in agriculture was $50 %$ .

In Pakistan: The contribution of agriculture to GDP was the same at $25 %$ , but the proportion of the workforce engaged in agriculture was $43 %$ .

Industry(Secondary Sector)

In China, manufacturing and service sectors contribute the highest to the GDP at $43$ %, whereas in India and Pakistan, it is the service sector that contributes the highest by more than fifty percent of GDP. In China, the secondary sector contributed $43 %$ to China's GDP, whereas in India and Pakistan, the share of the secondary sector was $30 % a n d 21 %$ respectively.

Service (Tertiary Sector)

In both India and Pakistan, the service sector is emerging as a major player in development. The service sector contributes the highest to their GDP, with the contribution of $53 %$ in the case of India and $54 %$ for Pakistan. The contribution of the service sector to the GDP in China was $32 %$ .

Conclusion: China's growth is mainly contributed by the manufacturing sector and India's growth by the service sector. During this period, Pakistan has shown deceleration in all three sectors.

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