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
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Pakistan, 1951–2015
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
| 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% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 63.57 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.81, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 63.57 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.55, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +76.2% | 51.68 | 91.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More external debt data for Pakistan
- Net financial flows, IBRD 351.92 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.2741 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -56.68 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 2.14 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0014 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 1,958 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 14.18 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 92.90 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 110.48 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
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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About this data
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.