Pakistan — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2031 · 80 observations
About this series
The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Pakistan, the general government deficit reading stood at −5.37% of GDP in 2025. Against −6.79% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +1.42 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −6.34% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -4.59 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -3.65 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -2.81 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -3.01 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -3.23 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2026 | -3.21 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -5.37 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -6.79 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -7.76 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -7.84 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -6.04 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -7.03 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -7.79 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -5.67 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -5.17 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -3.92 % of GDP |