Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Pakistan
Pakistan: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 14.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Pakistan, 1987–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total shortfall from extreme poverty in Pakistan is 14.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Pakistan peaked at 43.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.62 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2015.
That places Pakistan 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 40.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 40.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 1990s | 27.47 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 43.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.57 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 14.64 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 26.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.75 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.62 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.75 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 14.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 14.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 Nigeria 32.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 2 Mozambique 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 3 Ethiopia 14.38 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 5 India 12.12 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 6 Uganda 11.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 7 Tanzania 10.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.536 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1502 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1502 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1759 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2816 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Pakistan?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Pakistan was 14.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 43.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.