Central government debt, total in Pakistan
Pakistan: Central government debt, total was 55.0% in 2000. ▼ Falling
Central government debt, total in Pakistan, 1990–2000
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for central government debt, total in Pakistan is 55.0%, measured in 2000. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.4% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Pakistan peaked at 79.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2000.
That places Pakistan 39th out of 83 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the middle of the range.
Central government debt, total in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.8% | — |
| 1991 | 76.1% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 74.5% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 78.9% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | -30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.5% | 74.5% | 79.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 36 Saint Kitts and Nevis 57.7%
- 37 Maldives 57.3% compare
- 38 Mauritius 57.1% compare
- 40 Uganda 54.4%
- 41 Netherlands 54.2% compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 33.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 68.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0932 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 148.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 26.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Pakistan?
- Central government debt, total in Pakistan was 55.0% in 2000, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for central government debt, total?
- Pakistan ranks 39th out of 83 countries with data for 2000.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.