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

PeriodValue
201036.5 % of GDP
200931.4 % of GDP
200829.3 % of GDP
200722.5 % of GDP
200620.1 % of GDP
6 earlier values, back to 2000
200516.4 % of GDP
200416.3 % of GDP
200318.3 % of GDP
200219 % of GDP
200117.8 % of GDP
200019.1 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.