General government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan
Pakistan: General government final consumption expenditure was 9.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan is 9.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan peaked at 16.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2001.
Pakistan ranks 168th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.3% | — |
| 1961 | 9.8% | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 10.3% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 11.2% | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 10.9% | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 14.7% | +34.7% |
| 1967 | 11.3% | -22.7% |
| 1968 | 10.5% | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 10.5% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 10.1% | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 10.4% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 11.8% | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 9.7% | -15.3% |
| 1975 | 10.7% | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 11.0% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 11.2% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 10.8% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 10.4% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 10.2% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 11.4% | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 12.1% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 15.5% | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 16.8% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 15.1% | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 14.3% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 12.6% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 9.8% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 9.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 10.1% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.4% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 8.9% | 11.8% | 6 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 233.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 372,874 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.98 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,564 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9294 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Pakistan was 9.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 1989.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2001.
- How does Pakistan rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Pakistan ranks 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 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.