Pakistan’s Appliance Economy: Fridge is a Need, AC is a Luxury

A decade of production data tells a simple but powerful story.

Refrigerators vs Air Conditioners (2016–2025)

Refrigerators: consistently ~0.8M to 1.6M units
Air Conditioners: mostly ~0.2M to 0.6M units

A 2–3x gap — and it persists across good and bad years.