Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Pakistan
Pakistan: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 10.75 in 2021. β² Rising
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Pakistan, 1964β2021
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.
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
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 219,254 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 137.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 72.88 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 6.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 12.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 12.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 19.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 19.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 10.7% (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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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.