Pakistan — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2031 · 82 observations
About this series
General 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.
Pakistan's general government expenditure reading was 21.2% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 19.4% of GDP in 2024 was +1.78 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 19.4% of GDP.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1950–2031
- All 4 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2015–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 20.1 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 19.1 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 18.3 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 18.5 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 18.5 % of GDP |
12 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2026 | 19 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 21.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 19.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 19.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 20 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 18.5 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 20.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 19.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 19.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 19.1 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 17.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 17.8 % of GDP |