Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Pakistan

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Pakistan in 2025 — 9.3%. Ranked 118 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.9 pp.

2025 9.3% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 118of 132
Period maximum 16.8%1989
Period minimum 8.7%2001

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Pakistan, 1960–20257.51012.51517.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 10.3%1962: 10.1%1964: 11.2%1966: 14.7%1968: 10.5%1970: 10.1%1972: 11.8%1974: 9.7%1976: 11%1978: 10.8%1980: 10.1%1982: 10.3%1984: 12.1%1986: 12.8%1988: 15.5%1990: 15.1%1992: 12.8%1994: 12%1996: 12.6%1998: 11.3%2000: 9.9%2002: 9.6%2004: 9.7%2006: 11.6%2008: 10.6%2010: 10.9%2012: 10.1%2014: 10%2016: 10.6%2018: 11%2020: 11.8%2022: 10.5%2024: 8.9%2025: 9.3%
Change over the period: −0.9 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan

Pakistan 9.3%
South Asia 10.2%
Southern Asia computed 10.3%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.3 +0.5 pp
2024 8.9 −1.5 pp
2023 10.3 −0.1 pp
2022 10.5 −0.4 pp
2021 10.9 −0.9 pp
2020 11.8 +1 pp
2019 10.7 −0.2 pp
2018 11 +0.2 pp
2017 10.8 +0.1 pp
2016 10.6 +0.8 pp
2015 9.8 −0.2 pp
2014 10 −0.2 pp
2013 10.3 +0.2 pp
2012 10.1 −0.1 pp
2011 10.2 −0.7 pp
2010 10.9 −0.6 pp
2009 11.5 +0.9 pp
2008 10.6 +0.2 pp
2007 10.4 −1.2 pp
2006 11.6 +2.4 pp
2005 9.2 −0.5 pp
2004 9.7 −0 pp
2003 9.7 +0.1 pp
2002 9.6 +1 pp
2001 8.7 −1.3 pp
2000 9.9 −0.4 pp
1999 10.4 −0.9 pp
1998 11.3 −0.6 pp
1997 11.9 −0.8 pp
1996 12.6 +0.9 pp
1995 11.7 −0.3 pp
1994 12 −1 pp
1993 13 +0.2 pp
1992 12.8 −1.4 pp
1991 14.3 −0.9 pp
1990 15.1 −1.6 pp
1989 16.8 +1.3 pp
1988 15.5 +2 pp
1987 13.5 +0.8 pp
1986 12.8 +0.7 pp
1985 12.1 +0 pp
1984 12.1 +0.7 pp
1983 11.4 +1.1 pp
1982 10.3 +0.2 pp
1981 10.2 +0.1 pp
1980 10.1 −0.4 pp
1979 10.4 −0.4 pp
1978 10.8 −0.3 pp
1977 11.2 +0.2 pp
1976 11 +0.3 pp
1975 10.7 +1.1 pp
1974 9.7 −1.8 pp
1973 11.4 −0.4 pp
1972 11.8 +1.5 pp
1971 10.4 +0.2 pp
1970 10.1 −0.4 pp
1969 10.5 −0 pp
1968 10.5 −0.8 pp
1967 11.3 −3.3 pp
1966 14.7 +3.8 pp
1965 10.9 −0.3 pp
1964 11.2 +0.9 pp
1963 10.3 +0.2 pp
1962 10.1 +0.3 pp
1961 9.8 −0.5 pp
1960 10.3

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.