Working paper
Reclaiming Prosperity in Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa
A Medium Term Strategy for Inclusive Growth
Full Report
April 2015
When citing this paper, please use the title and the following reference number: F-37109-PAK-1
Reclaiming Prosperity in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa A Medium Term Strategy for Inclusive Growth
International Growth Centre, Pakistan Program
The International Growth Centre (IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice informed by frontier research. Based at the London School of Economics and in partnership with Oxford University, the IGC is initiated and funded by DFID. The IGC has 15 country programs.
This report has been prepared under the overall supervision of the management team of the IGC Pakistan program: Ijaz Nabi (Country Director), Naved Hamid (Resident Director) and Ali Cheema (Lead Academic). The coordinators for the report were Yasir Khan (IGC Country Economist) and Bilal Siddiqi (Stanford). Shaheen Malik estimated the provincial accounts, Sarah Khan (Columbia) edited the report and Khalid Ikram peer reviewed it. The authors include Anjum Nasim (IDEAS, Revenue Mobilization), Osama Siddique (LUMS, Rule of Law), Turab Hussain and Usman Khan (LUMS, Transport, Industry, Construction and Regional Trade), Sarah Saeed (PSDF, Skills Development), Munir Ahmed (Energy and Mining), Arif Nadeem (PAC, Agriculture and Livestock), Ahsan Rana (LUMS, Agriculture and Livestock), Yasir Khan and Hina Shaikh (IGC, Education and Health), Rashid Amjad (Lahore School of Economics, Remittances), GM Arif (PIDE, Remittances), Najm-ul-Sahr Ata-ullah and Ibrahim Murtaza (R. Ali Development Consultants, Urbanization).
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ...... 5 Chapter 1: Growth Challenges ...... 20 Chapter 2: Emerging Growth Drivers ...... 27 2-A: Urbanization ...... 27 2-B: Regional Trade ...... 30 2-C: Remittances ...... 36 2-D: Increased Federal Fiscal Transfers ...... 43 Chapter 3: Priority Growth Sectors ...... 44 3-A: Industry and Construction ...... 44 3-B: Agriculture and Livestock ...... 50 3-C: Mining ...... 60 3-D: Tourism ...... 66 Chapter 4: Investment Climate...... 71 4-A: The Cost of Doing Business ...... 71 4-B: Energy ...... 73 4-C: Transport ...... 77 4-D: Rule of Law ...... 84 4-E: E-Governance ...... 90 Chapter 5: Inclusive Growth ...... 91 5-A: Health and Education ...... 91 5-B: Skills Development ...... 110 Chapter 6: Fiscal Space ...... 122 6-A: Expenditure Management ...... 123 6-B: Revenue Mobilization ...... 124 Annexures ...... 132 Annex A: Note on Urban Agglomeration ...... 132 Annex B: Strategies to Minimize Negative Impacts on Affectees of Decrease in Transit Trade ...... 169 Annex C: Further Information on Hydropower and Mirco Hydel Options ...... 171 Annex D: Criminal Justice in KP ...... 173 Annex E: Methodology for Expenditure and Revenue Forecast for KP (2013 to 2020) ...... 180 Annex F: Data And Methodology for Calculation of Revenue From AIT (2009-2013) ...... 184
2 List of Tables
TABLE 1.1: LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN PAKISTAN, 2010-2011 (%) ...... 20 TABLE 1.2: DEPENDENCY RATIOS IN PAKISTAN, VARIOUS YEARS (RATIO OF PROPORTION OF POPULATION UNDER 15Y & OVER 65Y TO PROPORTION OF POPULATION BETWEEN 15-64Y) ...... 21 TABLE 1.3 AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN TRADE, 2008-2013 (USD MILLION) ...... 24 TABLE 2.1: SHARE OF TOTAL EXPORTS WITH NEIGHBORS, 2000-10 (% OF TOTAL EXPORTS FROM PAKISTAN) ...... 30 TABLE 2.2: PREFERENCES FOR THE USE OF REMITTANCES BY MIGRANTS’ HOUSEHOLDS, 2010 ...... 37 TABLE 2.3: SHARE OF TOTAL REMITTANCES ALLOCATED TO VARIOUS USES BY KP SAMPLE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH AT LEAST ONE MEMBER WORKING IN SAUDI ARABIA (%) ...... 38 TABLE 2.4: DISTRIBUTION OF PAKISTANI MIGRANT WORKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST BY OCCUPATION, 1971-2013 (% OF TOTAL PAKISTANI MIGRANT WORKERS) ...... 39 TABLE 2.5: SKILL COMPOSITION OF CURRENT EMIGRANTS FROM PESHAWAR DISTRICT BEFORE MIGRATION AND WHILE ABROAD, 2013 (% OF TOTAL EMIGRANTS) ...... 40 TABLE 3.1: ANNUAL SHARES OF GROSS PROVINCIAL VALUE ADDED TO NATIONAL INCOME USING ESTIMATES AT CURRENT PRICES, VARIOUS YEARS (%) ...... 45 TABLE 3.2: EMPLOYMENT BY MAJOR SECTORS, 2007-2011 (MILLIONS OF WORKERS)...... 48 TABLE 3.3: EMPLOYMENT IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR, 2007-2011 (MILLIONS OF WORKERS) ...... 48 TABLE 3.4: CROSS COUNTRY COMPARISON OF CULTIVATED AREA AND PRODUCTIVITY OF MAJOR CROPS, VARIOUS YEARS (HECTARES & TONNES PER HECTARE) ...... 50 TABLE 3.5: TRENDS IN LAND UTILIZATION AND CROPPING INTENSITY IN KP, 2007-2012 ...... 52 TABLE 3.6: FERTILIZER USE IN PAKISTAN BY CROPPING REGION, 1990-2012 (KG/HA) ...... 54 TABLE 3.7: IMPROVED SEED DISTRIBUTION BY PROVINCES IN PAKISTAN, 2011-2012 (% OF TOTAL REQUIREMENT)54 TABLE 4.1: RANK OF PAKISTAN AND PESHAWAR ON VARIOUS COST-OF-BUSINESS INDICATORS, ...... 71 TABLE 4.2: POWER GENERATION OPTIONS ...... 75 TABLE 4.3: CHANGE IN ROAD NETWORK BY PROVINCE, 2009-2012 (KM INCREASE OR DECREASE) ...... 78 TABLE 4.4: IMPORTANT DISTRICTS (RANKED BY NO. OF OPERATING UNITS), 2005-06 ...... 80 TABLE 4.5: PLAN FOR INVESTMENTS IN THE ROAD SECTOR ...... 82 TABLE 4.6: PLAN FOR INVESTMENTS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR ...... 82 TABLE 5.1: PERFORMANCE ON VARIOUS HEALTH INDICATORS, VARIOUS YEARS (%, RATIO) ...... 92 TABLE 5.2: PERFORMANCE ON VARIOUS HEALTH INDICATORS, 2008 (%, RATIO) ...... 94 TABLE 5.3 REASONS FOR LEAVING OR NEVER ATTENDING SCHOOL, 2011-2012 (%) ...... 101 TABLE 5.4: PRIMARY ENROLMENT IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, 2001-2012 ...... 102 TABLE 5.5: PROGRESS TOWARDS MDG 2 & 3, 2011-12 (VARIOUS INDICATORS) ...... 103 TABLE 5.6: MISSING FACILITIES IN SCHOOLS, 2011-2012 (% OF SCHOOL TYPE WITHOUT FACILITY) ...... 104 TABLE 5.7 PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION ACROSS ASSET QUINTILES, 2011-2012 (%) ...... 105 TABLE 5.8: EDUCATION EXPENDITURE PER PRIMARY STUDENT & PER CHILD (PKR) ...... 108 TABLE 5.9: YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE MALE POPULATION, 2012-2013 (%) ...... 111 TABLE 5.10: FEMALE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR AGES 10 AND ABOVE, 2012-2013 (%) ...... 111 TABLE 5.11: OFFERED COURSES AND ENROLLMENT IN SELECTED SECTORS IN KP PROVINCE, 2011-2012 ...... 116 TABLE 6.1: DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE AND CURRENT EXPENDITURE 2013 PRICES, FORECAST PERIOD ...... 124 TABLE 6.2 PROJECTED KP REVENUES AT 2013 PRICES, FORECAST PERIOD ...... 124 TABLE 6.3: DIRECT AND INDIRECT TAXES IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, 2009-2014 (PKR MILLION) ...... 127 TABLE 6.4: REVENUE ESTIMATES FROM AIT IN PUNJAB, 2010–14 (PKR BILLION) ...... 128 TABLE 6.5: TAX POTENTIAL OF VAT ON SERVICES IN KP 2013 TO 2015 ...... 130
3 List of Figures FIGURE 1.1: TRENDS IN PER CAPITA GDP, 1999-2010 (PKR ADJUSTED)...... 20 FIGURE 1.2: TRENDS IN GDP GROWTH RATES, 2000-2012 (%) ...... 22 FIGURE 1.3: CONSEQUENCES OF NON-STATE VIOLENCE BY PROVINCE, 1988-2010 ...... 23 FIGURE 1.4: HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION IN TTWC SECTOR, 2004 AND 2011 (000S OF HHS) ...... 25 FIGURE 1.5: COMPOSITION OF KP GDP, 2000/01 AND 2010/11 (VALUE-ADDED, CONSTANT PRICES) ...... 26 FIGURE 2.1: POPULATION DENSITY, PROJECTED 2013 (PERSONS/SQ KM) ...... 28 FIGURE 2.2: CENTRAL KP AGGLOMERATION: CITY EXPANSION AND RIBBON DEVELOPMENT ...... 29 FIGURE 2.3: PAKISTAN’S EXPORTS TO AND IMPORTS FROM AFGHANISTAN, 2000-2011 (MILLION USD) ...... 31 FIGURE 2.4: PAKISTAN’S EXPORTS TO AND IMPORTS FROM INDIA, 1999-2011 (USD MILLION) ...... 33 FIGURE 2.5: PROVINCE-WISE SHARE IN ANNUAL IMMIGRATION AND TOTAL POPULATION, 2013 ...... 36 FIGURE 3.1: COMPOSITION OF KP GPP, 2000/01 AND 2010/11 (% OF TOTAL GPP) ...... 44 FIGURE 3.2: GROWTH RATES OF MANUFACTURING SUBSECTORS, 2000-2012 (%) ...... 46 FIGURE 3.3: GROWTH RATES OF GPP OF SERVICES SUB-SECTORS, 2000-2011 (%) ...... 47 FIGURE 3.4: AREA (1000 HECTARES) AND PRODUCTION (1000 TONNES) OF MAJOR CROPS IN KP, 2012 ...... 51 FIGURE 3.5 REVENUE EARNED BY FORESTRY DEPARTMENT, 1998-2008 (PKR MILLION) ...... 59 FIGURE 3.6: MINING VALUE-ADDED, 1999-2012 (% OF GDP) ...... 60 FIGURE 3.7: INTERNATIONAL TOURISM IN PAKISTAN, 2004-2012 (NO. OF ARRIVALS) ...... 67 FIGURE 4.1: RECORDED AND COMPUTED PEAK DEMAND FOR PESCO, 2008-2013 (MEGAWATTS) ...... 73 FIGURE 4.2: SALES AND LOSSES, 2010-2013 (GWH) ...... 74 FIGURE 4.3: DISTRICT-WISE ROAD DENSITY (KM/KM SQ) BY POPULATION DENSITY (PERONS/KM SQ) IN KP AND PUNJAB, 2005 ...... 77 FIGURE 4.4: TOTAL NO. OF REGISTERED UNITS PLOTTED AGAINST ROAD DENSITY (KM/SQ KM) FOR VARIOUS DISTRICTS IN KP, 2007 ...... 79 FIGURE 5.1: BCG VACCINE COVERAGE IN KP REGIONS ...... 93 FIGURE 5.2: HOUSEHOLDS VISITED BY LHW BY INCOME QUINTILE AND HOUSEHOLD DISTANCE FROM HEALTH FACILITY, 2008 (%) ...... 96 FIGURE 5.3 NET ENROLMENT RATES AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL FOR 6-10YR OLDS, 2011-2012 (%) ...... 100 FIGURE 5.4 NET ENROLMENT RATES AT THE MATRIC LEVEL FOR 14-15YR OLDS, 2011-2012 (%) ...... 100 FIGURE 5.5: PROVINCIAL BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR EDUCATION, 2007-2013 (PKR BILLION) ...... 107 FIGURE 5.6: AGE SPECIFIC LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES FOR YOUNG MALES, 2012-2013 (%)...... 110 FIGURE 5.7: SHARE OF EMPLOYED LABOR FORCE BY SECTOR, 2001-02 AND 2010-11 (%) ...... 112
4 Executive Summary
The citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have suffered a series of external shocks over an extended period of time that has eroded living standards. These include the fall-out from over three decades of the Afghan conflict, spill-over of the militancy in FATA, devastation caused by the 2005 earthquake, internal displacement of 3 million people following the conflict in Swat in 2009, and the damage inflicted by unprecedented floods in 2010. The fact that KP‘s political governance structure has consolidated, financial flows led by remittances have strengthened and the economy has grown at 4.5% per annum in this period, underscores the resilience of KP citizens and the social and economic structures that shape their lives.
Recent developments in domestic and regional politics suggest that KP is on the cusp of reclaiming prosperity and a promising future. The withdrawal of NATO troops and the political transition in Afghanistan present an opportunity for a fresh start for stabilizing Afghanistan. Dialogue with FATA militants has opened the door to a potentially constructive engagement in the border regions. These developments could open substantial regional trade and investment opportunities. Importantly, the elections of May 2013 have put in place a government with a strong mandate to build on the province’s economic and social foundation.
KP’s economic growth strategy, summarized here, is a key instrument for fulfilling the elected government’s mandate to improve citizens’ living standards and creating opportunities for a promising future.
Growth Challenges
In the ten years up to 2011-12, KP’s economy grew at an annual rate of 4.2%, slightly lower than the national growth rate of 4.6% in the same period. Growth, moreover, was highly volatile given the external shocks. Even though KP’s growth in the more recent period of 2008-2012 was slightly higher than the national average, at just above 4% per annum, it is too slow to absorb the increase in KP labor force.
Currently, at 37%, labor force participation in KP is the lowest of all provinces (the national average is 46%) and the unemployment rate, at 9%, the highest (national average is 6%). Thus a major challenge in KP is that economic growth be high enough and inclusive enough to increase the provincial labor force participation rate and provide productive employment to the fresh entrants.
The most recent Millennium Development Goals (MDG) outcomes for KP do not show an encouraging trend on inclusion. The proportion of population below the poverty line in KP at 39% is substantially higher than the national average. Net primary enrolment ratio at 53% is lower than Punjab’s 67% as is the literacy rate (52% compared to Punjab’s 60%) and substantially below MDG targets. Similarly, contraception, maternal mortality and infant mortality rates are also far below the respective MDG targets. KP is also off target on many indicators of gender equality. The objective of inclusion requires that the growth strategy removes the causes of such poor MDG outcomes.
The starting point of the growth strategy is to set a realistically ambitious medium term economic growth target. The benchmark for this is the federal government’s projected national growth target of 7.5% to be achieved in the medium term to match the increase in labor force growth (presented in the Vision 2025 document). This will require a near doubling of total investment from 14% of GDP in 2013 to 26% in 2020. Much of this is expected to be private investment, which is projected to rise from 8.7% of GDP in 2013 to 19% in 2020.
Matching federal government’s national growth and investment targets will mean that going forward KP’s citizens will enjoy the same income level as the average Pakistani (in 2013, the average income in KP was 10% lower than the average Pakistani’s). Economic growth and living standards in KP could be significantly higher than the national average if the benefits of regional trade are fully realized including making the transition from a trading hub to a manufacturing hub as outlined below.
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KP’s economic growth, moreover, has to be inclusive generating the needed jobs to continue to improve poverty outcomes. The ultimate goal is to reduce poverty to a single digit, concentrated in hard to reach areas and among the transitionally poor for which targeted cash grant programmes, such as the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), can be used as an effective tool.
Emerging Growth Drivers
While KP has suffered from several growth inhibiters, some important growth drivers have also emerged which, if properly harnessed, can propel the economy to a much higher growth trajectory. The salient ones discussed in this report include the ongoing urbanization in Peshawar valley and Hazara and the untapped potential of regional trade. KP also receives a large share of the rising remittances to the country that could, with improved financial intermediation, be a large pool of private investment. The recent substantial increase in fiscal transfers by the federal government, following the 18th amendment of the Constitution and the agreement on hydel profits, can facilitate larger public investments to attract private investment and entrepreneurial talent to the province.
Urbanization
KP has seen periods of rapid growth in its urban population, in part due to the influx of refugees from Afghanistan during the 1980s and the 2000s, and displacements caused by floods and conflict in the last decades. It is estimated that in 2013 Mardan, Charsada and Swabi districts all have a population density exceeding 1,000 persons/sq. km, and Peshawar a density of 2,716 persons/sq. km.
While 83% of the province’s population is classified as rural, over two-thirds of the population of the province lives within a travel time of one hour from a city, and 90% of the population of the province lives within two hours.1City populations in KP have extended outside the administrative boundaries of the municipalities and “ribbons” of development along the highways have evolved, largely due to accessibility to transport links, availability of skills and services as well as tax and tariff incentives. Even in more rural areas, the highest population densities are along the major road corridors enabling easier access by these rural areas to services in the cities and towns. This has resulted in the emergence of three clearly identifiable urban agglomerations: