Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Pakistan

Pakistan: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 63.57 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
63.57
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
62nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
91.07
in 1972
All-time low
12.42
in 1951
Years of data
62
1951–2015

Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Pakistan, 1951–2015

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Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 63.57 for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in 2015.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Pakistan peaked at 91.07 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 12.42, in 1951.

That places Pakistan 62nd out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.

Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Pakistan, 1951 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1951 12.42
1952 14.62 +17.8%
1953 15.56 +6.4%
1954 17.67 +13.6%
1955 16.94 -4.2%
1956 17.8 +5.1%
1957 19.89 +11.7%
1958 21.49 +8.1%
1959 20.09 -6.5%
1960 19.54 -2.7%
1961 19.59 +0.3%
1962 20.82 +6.3%
1963 23.98 +15.2%
1964 26.67 +11.2%
1965 28.37 +6.4%
1966 31.35 +10.5%
1967 32.46 +3.5%
1968 34.44 +6.1%
1969 36.45 +5.8%
1970 47.91 +31.4%
1971 51.68 +7.9%
1972 91.07 +76.2%
1973 74.96 -17.7%
1974 63.84 -14.8%
1975 52.77 -17.3%
1976 56.17 +6.4%
1977 57.52 +2.4%
1978 55.66 -3.2%
1979 60.18 +8.1%
1980 54.25 -9.9%
1981 48.21 -11.1%
1982 54.89 +13.9%
1983 54.56 -0.6%
1984 54.24 -0.6%
1985 60.19 +11.0%
1986 69.98 +16.3%
1987 72.08 +3.0%
1988 72.92 +1.2%
1989 75.48 +3.5%
1990 78.77 +4.4%
1994 72.96 -7.4%
1995 65.23 -10.6%
1996 65.49 +0.4%
1997 65.8 +0.5%
1998 66.96 +1.8%
1999 75.61 +12.9%
2000 74.85 -1.0%
2001 79.09 +5.7%
2002 73.67 -6.9%
2003 68.19 -7.4%
2004 61.56 -9.7%
2005 58.92 -4.3%
2006 53.93 -8.5%
2007 51.95 -3.7%
2008 57.29 +10.3%
2009 58.57 +2.2%
2010 60.67 +3.6%
2011 58.94 -2.9%
2012 63.35 +7.5%
2013 64.24 +1.4%
2014 63.68 -0.9%
2015 63.57 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.39 12.42 21.49 9
1960s 27.37 19.54 36.45 10
1970s 61.18 47.91 91.07 10
1980s 61.68 48.21 75.48 10
1990s 70.12 65.23 78.77 7
2000s 63.8 51.95 79.09 10
2010s 62.41 58.94 64.24 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 59 Morocco 64.06 compare
  2. 60 Malta 63.96 compare
  3. 61 Bahamas 63.58 compare
  4. 63 Finland 62.51 compare
  5. 64 Togo 62.27 compare
  6. 65 Lao People's Democratic Republic 61.86 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Pakistan?
Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Pakistan was 63.57 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 91.07 in 1972.
What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 12.42 in 1951.
How does Pakistan rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
Pakistan ranks 62nd out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
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The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.