IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Pakistan
Pakistan: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP was 0.0228 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Pakistan stood at 0.0228 units per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Pakistan peaked at 0.0619 units per US$ of GDP in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP, in 2007.
That places Pakistan 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0391 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0356 units per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1962 | 0.034 units per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0289 units per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0257 units per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0316 units per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0344 units per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.03 units per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1968 | 0.031 units per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.031 units per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.028 units per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1971 | 0.026 units per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0367 units per US$ of GDP | +41.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0572 units per US$ of GDP | +55.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0532 units per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0543 units per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0512 units per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0445 units per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0382 units per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0316 units per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0307 units per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0383 units per US$ of GDP | +24.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0619 units per US$ of GDP | +33.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0553 units per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0534 units per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0437 units per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0334 units per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0238 units per US$ of GDP | -28.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0241 units per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0215 units per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0199 units per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0245 units per US$ of GDP | +22.6% |
| 1993 | 0.023 units per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0245 units per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0223 units per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.02 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0197 units per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0286 units per US$ of GDP | +45.3% |
| 2000 | 0.018 units per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0209 units per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.019 units per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0134 units per US$ of GDP | -29.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP | -32.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP | +169.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0278 units per US$ of GDP | +80.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0319 units per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0272 units per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0197 units per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 units per US$ of GDP | -34.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0129 units per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0205 units per US$ of GDP | +32.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0189 units per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0176 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0215 units per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 0.024 units per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0196 units per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0228 units per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 0.023 units per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0228 units per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +169.5% | 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP |
| 2009 | +80.8% | 0.0154 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0278 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0321 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0391 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0421 units per US$ of GDP | 0.026 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0572 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0411 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0238 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0619 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0225 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0197 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0286 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0278 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0198 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0129 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0319 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0222 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 units per US$ of GDP | 0.024 units per US$ of GDP | 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 8.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 36.42 units per person (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 15.75 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Pakistan?
- Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Pakistan was 0.0228 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0619 units per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
- Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR ÷ GDP (current US$)
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About this data
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.