Pakistan Tax Revenue: % of GDP

2000 - 2023 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Pakistan Tax revenue: % of GDP

  • Pakistan Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 5.8 % in Dec 2023.
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 5.6 % for Dec 2022.
  • Pakistan Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 4.6 % from Dec 2000 to 2023, with 24 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 5.8 % in 2023 and a record low of 3.7 % in 2001.
  • Pakistan Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Annual.

CEIC shifts year-end for annual Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP and calculates it from quarterly Tax Revenue and annual Nominal GDP. The Ministry of Finance provides year-to-date Tax Revenue in local currency. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Nominal GDP is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year.

View Pakistan's Tax Revenue: % of GDP from 2000 to 2023 in the chart:

Pakistan Tax Revenue: % of GDP

What was Pakistan's Tax Revenue: % of GDP in 2023?

Pakistan Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 5.8 % in Dec 2023. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.8 2023 5.6 2022 3.7 2001 5.8 2023 % yearly 2000 - 2023

Tax Revenue: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 19.2 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Algeria (%) 4.8 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Argentina (%) 16.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Armenia (%) 25.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2023
Australia (%) 27.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Austria (%) 27.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 17.9 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Bahrain (%) 5.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Bangladesh (%) 7.8 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Belarus (%) 21.7 Sep 2021 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2021
Belgium (%) 29.2 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Bolivia (%) 18.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 21.6 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Botswana (%) 34.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2007 - Jun 2023
Brazil (%) 15.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1994 - Sep 2024
Brunei (%) 1.8 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Bulgaria (%) 28.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Cambodia (%) 13.5 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Canada (%) 11.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Chile (%) 19.4 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
China (%) 11.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Colombia (%) 16.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Croatia (%) 26.1 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2019
Cyprus (%) 20.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Czech Republic (%) 19.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Denmark (%) 44.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Ecuador (%) 15.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Egypt (%) 5.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Estonia (%) 23.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
European Union (%) 25.8 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Finland (%) 33.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
France (%) 15.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Georgia (%) 26.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Germany (%) 22.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
Ghana (%) 13.9 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2022
Greece (%) 31.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 4.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1979 - Sep 2024
Hungary (%) 26.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Iceland (%) 32.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
India (%) 9.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (%) 9.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Iran (%) 4.9 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Ireland (%) 20.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Israel (%) 22.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Italy (%) 29.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 13.1 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (%) 9.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1983 - Sep 2024
Jordan (%) 15.2 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Kazakhstan (%) 15.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) 7.0 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
South Korea (%) 13.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Kosovo (%) 24.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 1.1 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 22.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Laos (%) 13.0 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
Latvia (%) 24.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Lebanon (%) 10.9 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 25.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Luxembourg (%) 29.4 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 22.8 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
North Macedonia (%) 20.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Malawi (%) 12.8 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Malaysia (%) 13.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
Malta (%) 24.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Mauritius (%) 21.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Mexico (%) 13.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Moldova (%) 21.0 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Mongolia (%) 29.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Montenegro (%) 28.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
Morocco (%) 22.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Mozambique (%) 18.2 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Myanmar (%) 4.4 2021 yearly 2005 - 2021
Nepal (%) 19.1 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Netherlands (%) 26.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
New Zealand (%) 30.8 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Norway (%) 31.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Oman (%) 4.5 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Pakistan (%) 5.8 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) 21.4 2020 yearly 2005 - 2020
Panama (%) 5.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Paraguay (%) 13.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2024
Peru (%) 13.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Philippines (%) 15.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Poland (%) 16.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Portugal (%) 22.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2024
Russia (%) 21.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Serbia (%) 35.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%) 16.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1987 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (%) 14.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Slovenia (%) 19.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
South Africa (%) 21.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 23.6 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 12.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Sudan (%) 5.6 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) 21.2 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Switzerland (%) 26.7 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Taiwan (%) 12.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2024
Tajikistan (%) 20.5 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Thailand (%) 13.2 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Tunisia (%) 25.4 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023

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Pakistan Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -13,794.405 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 9,971.173 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.8 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 72.4 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PKR bn) 34,964.514 2029 yearly 1993 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PKR bn) 114,236.604 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (PKR bn) 29,651.120 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
CG Revenue: ytd: Tax (PKR mn) 2,775,892.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Govt (CG) Revenue: ytd (PKR mn) 5,827,251.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Govt Revenue: Tax: Federal: Direct Tax (PKR mn) 3,264,705.000 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
CG Expenditure: ytd: Current (PKR mn) 3,537,280.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Govt (CG) Expenditure: ytd (PKR mn) 4,131,242.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.318 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,589.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Nov 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,804.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 6.1 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 73,647.830 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 229,266.745 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,879.761 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 4,393.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -5.7 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 322,961.887 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,291,292.991 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 614.644 Mar 2022 monthly Jan 1969 - Mar 2022
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 180.407 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 254.389 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,205.229 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Exports: Petroleum & Coal (PKR mn) 8,547.000 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Oct 2024
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -3,192.00 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1996 - Jul 2018
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -131.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.5 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 219.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 1997 - Nov 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 133.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -22.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 155.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 133,455.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.0 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 3,477.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.9 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.665 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -130,571.311 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2024
BoP: Credit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 19,201.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Debit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 19,299.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -372.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -1,976.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 7,486.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 14,224.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 55.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) -549.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) -4.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Cr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 65.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 9,314.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Liabilities (USD mn) -843.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 84.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) -6,738.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -831.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 92.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) -731.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 1,912.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 308.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 1,389.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Liabilities (USD mn) 900.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Assets (USD mn) -759.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 2,284.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Assets (USD mn) 553.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 141.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 2,643.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 545.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) -707.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 9,489.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Dr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 3.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 26,759.106 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -130,651.519 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 157,410.625 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
External Debt: Private Sector (USD mn) 12,373.735 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 100,619.377 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2024
Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 3,051.974 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1972 - Oct 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 0.937 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Oct 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United States (USD mn) 1.405 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Nov 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Switzerland (USD mn) 15.899 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Nov 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United Kingdom (USD mn) 0.367 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Nov 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Italy (USD mn) -0.173 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2011 - Nov 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: China (USD mn) 100.321 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Nov 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United Kingdom (USD mn) 21.845 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Oct 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United States (USD mn) 7.004 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Nov 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: U.A.E (USD mn) 2.642 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Nov 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 0.411 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Nov 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 8.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,664.970 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 41,331.502 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1991 - Oct 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 130,643.296 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Sep 2024
M2 Growth (%) 15.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 15,467.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1959 - Oct 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,690.437 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 96,876.180 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 23.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 167,283.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2008 - Oct 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 17.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2009 - Oct 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 47,940.524 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 2007 - Oct 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 15.45 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 2008 - Oct 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 7.98 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Money Supply M0: Reserve Money (PKR mn) 11,479,183.984 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2024
ORA: Gold Including Gold Deposits and Gold Swapped (USD mn) 2,711.52 May 2018 monthly Oct 2003 - May 2018

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