Central government debt, total in Pakistan
Pakistan: Central government debt, total was 2.83 trillion current LCU in 2000. ◆ Volatile
Central government debt, total in Pakistan, 1990–2000
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 2.83 trillion current LCU for central government debt, total in 2000. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.8% on the previous year and up 320.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Pakistan peaked at 2.83 trillion current LCU in 2000 and was at its lowest, 674.25 billion current LCU, in 1990.
Pakistan ranks 26th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 trillion current LCU | 674.25 billion current LCU | 2.12 trillion current LCU | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.83 trillion current LCU | 2.83 trillion current LCU | 2.83 trillion current LCU | 1 |
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More public sector data for Pakistan
- Arms imports 982.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure 2.7% (2024)
- Military expenditure 10.17 billion current USD (2024)
- Armed forces personnel, total 943,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel 1.3% (2020)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score 90 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Intentional homicides 4.33 per 100,000 people (2023)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score 77.83 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Military expenditure 2.83 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 17.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Pakistan?
- Central government debt, total in Pakistan was 2.83 trillion current LCU in 2000, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 trillion current LCU in 2000.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 674.25 billion current LCU in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for central government debt, total?
- Pakistan ranks 26th out of 83 countries with data for 2000.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 320.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.