Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Pakistan
Pakistan: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 935.26 billion in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2007)
935.26 billion
Change on year
up 25.6%
World rank
48th
of 178 countries
All-time high
935.26 billion
in 2007
All-time low
-106.67 billion
in 1996
Years of data
58
1950–2007
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Pakistan, 1950–2007
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 935.26 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2007. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.6% on the previous year and up 2,277.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Pakistan peaked at 935.26 billion in 2007 and was at its lowest, -106.67 billion, in 1996.
That places Pakistan 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.65 billion | — |
| 1951 | 2.08 billion | +26.2% |
| 1952 | 1.15 billion | -44.9% |
| 1953 | 1.21 billion | +5.8% |
| 1954 | 1.16 billion | -4.4% |
| 1955 | 1.79 billion | +54.5% |
| 1956 | 1.87 billion | +4.5% |
| 1957 | 1.61 billion | -13.9% |
| 1958 | 1.50 billion | -6.8% |
| 1959 | 1.93 billion | +28.2% |
| 1960 | 2.00 billion | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 1.80 billion | -9.8% |
| 1962 | 1.79 billion | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.99 billion | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 1.73 billion | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 1.43 billion | -17.4% |
| 1966 | 1.19 billion | -16.6% |
| 1967 | 853.22 million | -28.5% |
| 1968 | 1.34 billion | +57.3% |
| 1969 | 1.60 billion | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 1.07 billion | -33.0% |
| 1971 | 745.47 million | -30.4% |
| 1972 | 1.83 billion | +145.9% |
| 1973 | 3.75 billion | +104.7% |
| 1974 | 3.10 billion | -17.5% |
| 1975 | 795.05 million | -74.3% |
| 1976 | -418.75 million | -152.7% |
| 1977 | -1.53 billion | +265.0% |
| 1978 | -782.06 million | -48.8% |
| 1979 | 1.62 billion | -307.3% |
| 1980 | 4.26 billion | +163.0% |
| 1981 | -1.82 billion | -142.7% |
| 1982 | -6.35 billion | +248.8% |
| 1983 | 7.14 billion | -212.4% |
| 1984 | -9.18 billion | -228.6% |
| 1985 | -16.93 billion | +84.5% |
| 1986 | -17.91 billion | +5.8% |
| 1987 | -14.70 billion | -17.9% |
| 1988 | -13.98 billion | -4.9% |
| 1989 | -29.11 billion | +108.2% |
| 1990 | -30.35 billion | +4.3% |
| 1991 | -49.11 billion | +61.8% |
| 1992 | -79.28 billion | +61.4% |
| 1993 | -33.21 billion | -58.1% |
| 1994 | 25.69 billion | -177.4% |
| 1995 | -34.50 billion | -234.3% |
| 1996 | -106.67 billion | +209.2% |
| 1997 | -42.95 billion | -59.7% |
| 1998 | -74.00 billion | +72.3% |
| 1999 | -56.54 billion | -23.6% |
| 2000 | -38.02 billion | -32.8% |
| 2001 | 120.95 billion | -418.1% |
| 2002 | 394.81 billion | +226.4% |
| 2003 | 563.71 billion | +42.8% |
| 2004 | 613.75 billion | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 606.96 billion | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 744.81 billion | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 935.26 billion | +25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.59 billion | 1.15 billion | 2.08 billion | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.57 billion | 853.22 million | 2.00 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.02 billion | -1.53 billion | 3.75 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -9.86 billion | -29.11 billion | 7.14 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | -48.09 billion | -106.67 billion | 25.69 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 492.78 billion | -38.02 billion | 935.26 billion | 8 |
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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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Pakistan?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Pakistan was 935.26 billion in 2007, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 935.26 billion in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -106.67 billion in 1996.
- How does Pakistan rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Pakistan ranks 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2007.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,277.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.