Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita was 29.21 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Pakistan, 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Pakistan is 29.21 US dollar per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Pakistan peaked at 42.05 US dollar per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.1 US dollar per person, in 2003.
That places Pakistan 165th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.1 US dollar per person | — |
| 2004 | 32.06 US dollar per person | +52.0% |
| 2005 | 30.41 US dollar per person | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 32.01 US dollar per person | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 30.63 US dollar per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 33.01 US dollar per person | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 31.92 US dollar per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 33.37 US dollar per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 35.99 US dollar per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 39.39 US dollar per person | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 36.31 US dollar per person | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 34.65 US dollar per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 35.34 US dollar per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 36.19 US dollar per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 33.58 US dollar per person | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 31.63 US dollar per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 35.28 US dollar per person | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 42.05 US dollar per person | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 36.71 US dollar per person | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 38.22 US dollar per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 31.71 US dollar per person | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 30.75 US dollar per person | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 29.21 US dollar per person | -5.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 29.21 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 240.97 US dollar per person, 12% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 29.21 US dollar per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 914.88 US dollar per person, 3% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +52.0% | 21.1 US dollar per person | 32.06 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.16 US dollar per person | 21.1 US dollar per person | 33.01 US dollar per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 35.17 US dollar per person | 31.63 US dollar per person | 39.39 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.78 US dollar per person | 29.21 US dollar per person | 42.05 US dollar per person | 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA 830.60 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Pakistan?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Pakistan was 29.21 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.05 US dollar per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1 US dollar per person in 2003.
- How does Pakistan rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Pakistan ranks 165th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.