Recession How would you describe the current economic situation in Pakistan?
This increasingly positive attitude toward national conditions can also be seen in the public’s improving economic assessments, as the country recovers from the global recession that began in 2008. Thirty-seven percent say the current economic situation is good, up 20 percentage points from last spring. Though 51% still believe the economy is in poor shape, this number has dropped 30 percentage points in only a year. Again, men (45%) are more likely than women (28%) to say that the economy is doing well.
Economic Satisfaction Highest Since Start of Global  | Recession  | How would you describe the current economic situation in Pakistan?  | 100 %  | 89  | 85  | 78  | 80  | Bad  | 59  | 6  | 60  | 40  | 36  | 37  | 32  | Good  | 20  | 22  | 18  | 12  | 2002 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014  | Source: Spring 2014 Global Attitudes survey. Q9.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 