Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 2.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Pakistan, 2000–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Pakistan stood at 2.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Pakistan peaked at 3.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2013.
That places Pakistan 128th out of 128 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +28.7% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -11.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 2.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 7% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 2.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 40.7%, 5% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 125 Micronesia (Federated States of) 16.2% compare
- 126 Congo 13.7% compare
- 127 Somalia 11.1%
More infrastructure data for Pakistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 193.11 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.54 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7685 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Pakistan?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Pakistan was 2.2% in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2013.
- How does Pakistan rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Pakistan ranks 128th out of 128 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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