Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Pakistan stood at 16.0%.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Pakistan peaked at 21.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1972.
Pakistan ranks 169th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.1% | — |
| 1961 | 13.4% | -11.3% |
| 1962 | 15.1% | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 16.7% | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 16.3% | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 14.7% | -10.0% |
| 1966 | 12.1% | -17.3% |
| 1967 | 13.3% | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 11.7% | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 10.1% | -14.2% |
| 1970 | 9.7% | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 7.7% | -20.1% |
| 1972 | 6.3% | -18.6% |
| 1973 | 13.7% | +117.4% |
| 1974 | 17.6% | +28.3% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 14.9% | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 17.0% | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 19.2% | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 21.3% | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 18.5% | -12.9% |
| 1982 | 16.4% | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 16.9% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 17.4% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 15.0% | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 15.6% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 16.0% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 18.6% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | -20.1% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -33.2% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +27.7% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +37.2% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -21.0% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | +7.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 16.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 16.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.2%, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +117.4% | 6.3% | 13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 10.1% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 6.3% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 15.0% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 14.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 10.3% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 14.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 14.7% | 20.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Pakistan?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Pakistan was 16.0% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1972.
- How does Pakistan rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Pakistan ranks 169th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).