General government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan
Pakistan: General government final consumption expenditure was 10.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan is 10.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 215.1% on the previous year and up 443.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan peaked at 31.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -15.0%, in 1974.
That places Pakistan 22nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.1% | — |
| 1962 | 8.8% | -900.5% |
| 1963 | 8.8% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 26.8% | +205.8% |
| 1965 | -4.2% | -115.8% |
| 1966 | 27.2% | -742.4% |
| 1967 | -6.5% | -123.9% |
| 1968 | -1.0% | -83.9% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | -228.7% |
| 1970 | 15.7% | +1064.8% |
| 1971 | 2.6% | -83.3% |
| 1972 | 17.5% | +565.4% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | -63.9% |
| 1974 | -15.0% | -338.4% |
| 1975 | 11.3% | -175.3% |
| 1976 | 8.4% | -26.0% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | -65.9% |
| 1978 | 7.6% | +165.0% |
| 1979 | -0.3% | -104.1% |
| 1980 | 5.8% | -1967.9% |
| 1981 | 6.1% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 8.7% | +44.2% |
| 1983 | 18.0% | +106.6% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | -32.3% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | -44.6% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | +48.4% |
| 1987 | 13.2% | +32.0% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | -67.1% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | +368.3% |
| 1990 | -3.2% | -115.5% |
| 1991 | -0.5% | -84.2% |
| 1992 | -7.9% | +1471.2% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | -325.7% |
| 1994 | -10.2% | -157.5% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -153.5% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +24.5% |
| 1997 | -8.4% | -222.8% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | -181.6% |
| 1999 | -6.9% | -201.5% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -208.6% |
| 2001 | -8.3% | -210.8% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -264.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -62.4% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +171.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -90.7% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +2289.8% |
| 2007 | -5.7% | -118.5% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -219.5% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +82.7% |
| 2010 | -3.1% | -124.5% |
| 2011 | -2.0% | -35.3% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -190.2% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +264.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -95.3% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +500.6% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +648.7% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -67.7% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +22.3% |
| 2019 | -1.6% | -128.7% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -639.6% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -78.6% |
| 2022 | -1.3% | -173.2% |
| 2023 | -3.9% | +192.6% |
| 2024 | -8.7% | +124.8% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | -215.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7% | -6.5% | 27.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | -15.0% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 4.4% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -10.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | -8.3% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | -3.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -8.7% | 10.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 207.8 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 36.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 58,062 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 198.47 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 18,968 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 8.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan was 10.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.0% in 1974.
- How does Pakistan rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 443.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.