Foreign aid and investments received in Pakistan
Pakistan: Foreign aid and investments received was 6.45 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.45 billion millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
up 90.9%
World rank
11th
of 155 countries
All-time high
6.45 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
All-time low
16.68 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid and investments received in Pakistan is 6.45 billion millions of current united states dollars, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.9% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Pakistan peaked at 6.45 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.68 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2000.
That places Pakistan 11th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid and investments received in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.68 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 1.61 billion millions of current united states dollars | +9545.0% |
| 2002 | 1.69 billion millions of current united states dollars | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 515.68 million millions of current united states dollars | -69.5% |
| 2004 | 77.64 million millions of current united states dollars | -84.9% |
| 2005 | 2.44 billion millions of current united states dollars | +3039.2% |
| 2006 | 3.57 billion millions of current united states dollars | +46.3% |
| 2007 | 5.05 billion millions of current united states dollars | +41.5% |
| 2008 | 2.73 billion millions of current united states dollars | -45.8% |
| 2009 | 3.02 billion millions of current united states dollars | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 2.93 billion millions of current united states dollars | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.38 billion millions of current united states dollars | +49.6% |
| 2012 | 2.73 billion millions of current united states dollars | -37.7% |
| 2013 | 1.79 billion millions of current united states dollars | -34.6% |
| 2014 | 3.67 billion millions of current united states dollars | +105.6% |
| 2015 | 3.50 billion millions of current united states dollars | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.26 billion millions of current united states dollars | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 3.45 billion millions of current united states dollars | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 billion millions of current united states dollars | -66.2% |
| 2019 | 2.86 billion millions of current united states dollars | +145.7% |
| 2020 | 4.24 billion millions of current united states dollars | +48.1% |
| 2021 | 4.03 billion millions of current united states dollars | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 3.49 billion millions of current united states dollars | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 3.38 billion millions of current united states dollars | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 6.45 billion millions of current united states dollars | +90.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 6.45 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 884.39 million millions of current united states dollars, 7.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 6.45 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.05 billion millions of current united states dollars, 3.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid and investments received in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +9545.0% | 16.68 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.61 billion millions of current united states dollars |
| 2005 | +3039.2% | 77.64 million millions of current united states dollars | 2.44 billion millions of current united states dollars |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.07 billion millions of current united states dollars | 16.68 million millions of current united states dollars | 5.05 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 billion millions of current united states dollars | 1.16 billion millions of current united states dollars | 4.38 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 billion millions of current united states dollars | 3.38 billion millions of current united states dollars | 6.45 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 8 Syria 8.16 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 9 Thailand 6.99 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 10 Costa Rica 6.93 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 5.77 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 13 Mozambique 5.49 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 14 Philippines 5.43 billion millions of current united states dollars 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 335.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.9222 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 314.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.6734 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0312 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid and investments received in Pakistan?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Pakistan was 6.45 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.68 million millions of current united states dollars in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Pakistan ranks 11th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).