Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Pakistan
Pakistan: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 10.75 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Pakistan, 1964–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2021, discount rate, percent per annum in Pakistan stood at 10.75.
That represents a change of up 34.4% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Pakistan peaked at 20 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1964.
That places Pakistan 17th out of 70 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 4 | — |
| 1965 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15 | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 16.5 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 13 | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 7.5 | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 9.5 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 10 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 15 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 14 | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 9.5 | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 10 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 9.5 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 6.5 | -31.6% |
| 2016 | 6.25 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.5 | +68.0% |
| 2019 | 13.75 | +31.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | -41.8% |
| 2021 | 10.75 | +34.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 10.75 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 10.75 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.6, 2.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Discount Rate, Percent per annum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +68.0% | 6.25 | 10.5 |
| 1994 | +50.0% | 10 | 15 |
| 2008 | +50.0% | 10 | 15 |
| 2020 | -41.8% | 13.75 | 8 |
| 2021 | +34.4% | 8 | 10.75 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.83 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1970s | 8.1 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.95 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.15 | 7.5 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.82 | 6.25 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.38 | 8 | 10.75 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More financial sector data for Pakistan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Pakistan?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Pakistan was 10.75 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 1996.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1964.
- How does Pakistan rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Pakistan ranks 17th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.