Financial system deposits to GDP in Pakistan
Pakistan: Financial system deposits to GDP was 32.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Pakistan, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, financial system deposits to gdp in Pakistan stood at 32.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Pakistan peaked at 36.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1961.
Pakistan ranks 136th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Financial system deposits to GDP in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.9% | — |
| 1961 | 14.9% | -12.3% |
| 1962 | 17.0% | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 19.8% | +16.5% |
| 1964 | 23.1% | +16.5% |
| 1965 | 23.0% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 26.5% | +15.3% |
| 1967 | 25.1% | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 27.0% | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 27.2% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 26.2% | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 29.0% | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 31.5% | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 29.6% | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 21.9% | -26.0% |
| 1975 | 22.7% | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 27.2% | +19.6% |
| 1977 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 28.0% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 29.4% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 27.5% | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 26.4% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 27.3% | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 29.2% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 30.9% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 27.6% | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 25.2% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 24.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 28.6% | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 30.8% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 33.9% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 35.6% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 29.2% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.0% | 14.9% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.3% | 21.9% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.1% | 25.2% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.1% | 24.3% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 24.9% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 28.8% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 32.0% | 36.9% | 2 |
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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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 75.69 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial system deposits to gdp in Pakistan?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Pakistan was 32.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Pakistan ranks 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).