Pakistan — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2010 · 61 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Pakistan, the central government expenditure reading stood at 36.5% of GDP in 2010. Against 31.4% of GDP in 2009, the period change was +5.16 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 22.8% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2010
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 36.5 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 31.4 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 29.3 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 22.5 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 20.1 % of GDP |
6 earlier values, back to 2000
| 2005 | 16.4 % of GDP |
| 2004 | 16.3 % of GDP |
| 2003 | 18.3 % of GDP |
| 2002 | 19 % of GDP |
| 2001 | 17.8 % of GDP |
| 2000 | 19.1 % of GDP |