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

Latest (2025)
0.0228 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
22nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0619 units per US$ of GDP
in 1983
All-time low
0.0057 units per US$ of GDP
in 2007
Years of data
66
1960–2025

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Pakistan, 1960–2025

00.020.040.06196019922025

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

Annual values for IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Pakistan, 1960 to 2025.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 19 San Marino 0.0243 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 20 Libya 0.0242 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 21 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 23 Yemen 0.0225 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 24 Lesotho 0.0221 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 25 Egypt 0.0218 units per US$ of GDP compare

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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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IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
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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.