Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Pakistan
Pakistan: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 0.0% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Pakistan, 2000–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2015, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Pakistan stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 54.8% on the previous year and down 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Pakistan peaked at 0.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Pakistan ranks 127th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -81.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -39.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +672.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -67.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -62.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -54.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.6%, 0% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +672.8% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,634 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.36 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Pakistan?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Pakistan was 0.0% in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Pakistan ranks 127th out of 128 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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