Pakistan: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 3.5% (2025), 77th of 180 in the world and 6th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. GDP deflator is 4.3% (2025), 79th of 209 in the world and 7th of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa. Lending rate is 8.7% (2021), 66th of 136 in the world and 6th of 14 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Prices & public finance: Pakistan in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 3.5%2025 | 77/180 | 6/21 | 4.4% | 12.9% | 9.7% | +1.0 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 4.3%2025 | 79/209 | 7/22 | 68.0% | 10.6% | 9.9% | −0.2 ppsince 2015 | 2.2% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 8.7%2021 | 66/136 | 6/14 | · | 14.0% | 10.8% | −5.8 ppsince 2011 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | -1.5%2021 | 120/136 | 10/14 | · | 3.1% | 0.7% | +0.3 ppsince 2011 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 281.142025 | 50/210 | 6/22 | 53.65 | 85.19 | 161.84 | +174%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 35.6%2024 | 78/119 | 7/12 | 34.0% | 32.8% | 40.0% | +11.6 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 10.7%2025 | 151/169 | 15/17 | 16.6% | 19.3% | 15.0% | −3.2 ppsince 2015 | 52.4% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 40.9%2025 | 108/146 | 14/15 | 28.7% | 47.3% | 54.5% | −7.2 ppsince 2015 | 78.7% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 3.82025 | 101/165 | 15/20 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | −15%since 2015 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.91%2025 | 34/156 | 11/18 | 4.17% | 3.04% | 3.49% | −0.2 ppsince 2015 | 4.98% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+1.0 pp3.5% in 2025
- External debt+11.6 pp35.6% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports−15%3.8 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Pakistan and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Pakistan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Pakistan | India | China | Iran | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.5%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 0.1%2025 | 42.2%2025 | -6.6%2024 |
| GDP deflator | 4.3%2025 | 1.0%2025 | -0.9%2025 | 28.8%2025 | -8.3%2024 |
| Lending rate | 8.7%2021 | 8.6%2022 | 4.3%2024 | 18.0%2016 | 14.8%2017 |
| Real interest rate | -1.5%2021 | 5.6%2022 | 5.2%2024 | 3.4%2016 | 12.1%2017 |
| Exchange rate | 281.142025 | 87.162025 | 7.192025 | 42,000.002023 | 76.812020 |
| External debt | 35.6%2024 | 18.6%2024 | 13.0%2024 | 2.2%2024 | 19.9%2023 |
| Private credit | 10.7%2025 | 44.0%2025 | 194.3%2024 | 57.8%2016 | 3.1%2020 |
| Broad money | 40.9%2025 | 82.1%2021 | 227.7%2024 | 79.1%2016 | 37.5%2020 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 3.82025 | 7.92025 | 11.92025 | — | 16.62020 |