Pakistan's growth was stunted by slowdowns in the agriculture, industrial and service sectors - with growth estimated at 1.55%, -2.94% and 0.86%, respectively. Battered by natural disaster, an acute balance of payments crisis, and the worst political turmoil in years, Pakistan has been trying to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to disburse a stalled $1.1 billion of funding from a $6.5 billion bailout agreed in 2019.
