Central government expense in Pakistan

Central government expense in Pakistan was equal to 12.8% of GDP in 2000.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1997 to 2000 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Pakistan is for 2000. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Pakistan, 2000 12.8% % of GDP
Change from 1999 −6.2percentage points 1999: 19.0%
World, 2000 23.6% Official aggregate

Central government expense in Pakistan over time

View
Places
2 selected
Pakistan World ×

% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2022
Period PakistanWorld
2022 – 28.5%
2021 – 31.7%
2020 – 33.4%
2019 – 26.7%
2018 – 26.1%
2017 – 26.3%
2016 – 26.6%
2015 – 26.8%
2014 – 26.8%
2013 – 27.1%
2012 – 27.4%
2011 – 27.5%
2010 – 28.4%
2009 – 28.4%
2008 – 25.9%
2007 – 24.8%
2006 – 24.9%
2005 – 25.1%
2004 – 24.8%
2003 – 25.2%
2002 – 24.9%
2001 – 24.7%
2000 12.8% 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −6.2 percentage points from 19.0% in 1999.
  • Since 1997, when it was 19.8%, the figure has changed by −7.0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2000 was 23.6%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1997 to 2000 for Pakistan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics