Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Pakistan
Pakistan: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 7.59 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Pakistan, 1996–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 7.59 for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Pakistan peaked at 15.73 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.87, in 2003.
That places Pakistan 29th out of 89 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14.35 | — |
| 1997 | 15.73 | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 14.43 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 10.75 | -25.5% |
| 2000 | 8.38 | -22.1% |
| 2001 | 10.71 | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 6.08 | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 1.87 | -69.3% |
| 2004 | 2.49 | +33.5% |
| 2005 | 7.18 | +188.5% |
| 2006 | 8.54 | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 8.99 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 11.37 | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 12.52 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 12.55 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 13.12 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 11 | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 9.32 | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 9.89 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 7.12 | -28.0% |
| 2016 | 5.99 | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.29 | +121.5% |
| 2020 | 8.65 | -34.9% |
| 2021 | 7.59 | -12.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 7.59 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.59, 88% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 7.59 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.45, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government securities: Treasury bills yields, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +188.5% | 2.49 | 7.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.82 | 10.75 | 15.73 | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.81 | 1.87 | 12.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.81 | 5.99 | 13.29 | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.12 | 7.59 | 8.65 | 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 government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Pakistan?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Pakistan was 7.59 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.73 in 1997.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 in 2003.
- How does Pakistan rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Pakistan ranks 29th out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government securities: Treasury bills yields, 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.