Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) was 0.923 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Pakistan, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Pakistan is 0.923 US dollar per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 329.0% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Pakistan peaked at 12.77 US dollar per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 US dollar per person, in 1992.
That places Pakistan 137th out of 160 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1697 US dollar per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.2335 US dollar per person | +37.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3261 US dollar per person | +39.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4893 US dollar per person | +50.0% |
| 1974 | 0.361 US dollar per person | -26.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4215 US dollar per person | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5188 US dollar per person | +23.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4717 US dollar per person | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5202 US dollar per person | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.57 US dollar per person | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3503 US dollar per person | -38.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6585 US dollar per person | +88.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5683 US dollar per person | -13.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 US dollar per person | -98.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3854 US dollar per person | +4091.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2692 US dollar per person | -30.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1282 US dollar per person | -52.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1503 US dollar per person | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 0.06 US dollar per person | -60.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0131 US dollar per person | -78.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 US dollar per person | -44.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0618 US dollar per person | +755.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 US dollar per person | -98.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0056 US dollar per person | +531.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 US dollar per person | -58.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1094 US dollar per person | +4541.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0952 US dollar per person | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0755 US dollar per person | -20.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 US dollar per person | -91.7% |
| 2003 | 1.47 US dollar per person | +23485.7% |
| 2004 | 1.42 US dollar per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.23 US dollar per person | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 1.2 US dollar per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.17 US dollar per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9657 US dollar per person | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 7.07 US dollar per person | +632.5% |
| 2010 | 6.17 US dollar per person | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 5.16 US dollar per person | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 4.44 US dollar per person | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 4.05 US dollar per person | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 3.54 US dollar per person | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 3.1 US dollar per person | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 2.88 US dollar per person | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 2.51 US dollar per person | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 1.81 US dollar per person | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 1.09 US dollar per person | -39.8% |
| 2020 | 0.432 US dollar per person | -60.4% |
| 2021 | 12.77 US dollar per person | +2855.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1813 US dollar per person | -98.6% |
| 2023 | 0.453 US dollar per person | +149.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2151 US dollar per person | -52.5% |
| 2025 | 0.923 US dollar per person | +329.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.923 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.26 US dollar per person, 7% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.923 US dollar per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.3 US dollar per person, 2% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +23485.7% | 0.0062 US dollar per person | 1.47 US dollar per person |
| 1995 | +4541.1% | 0.0024 US dollar per person | 0.1094 US dollar per person |
| 1984 | +4091.8% | 0.0092 US dollar per person | 0.3854 US dollar per person |
| 2021 | +2855.4% | 0.432 US dollar per person | 12.77 US dollar per person |
| 1991 | +755.7% | 0.0072 US dollar per person | 0.0618 US dollar per person |
| 2009 | +632.5% | 0.9657 US dollar per person | 7.07 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4082 US dollar per person | 0.1697 US dollar per person | 0.57 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2593 US dollar per person | 0.0092 US dollar per person | 0.6585 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0405 US dollar per person | 0.0009 US dollar per person | 0.1094 US dollar per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.08 US dollar per person | 0.9657 US dollar per person | 7.07 US dollar per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.48 US dollar per person | 1.09 US dollar per person | 6.17 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 US dollar per person | 0.1813 US dollar per person | 12.77 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 134 Argentina 1.49 US dollar per person compare
- 135 Afghanistan 1.37 US dollar per person compare
- 136 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.21 US dollar per person compare
- 138 Papua New Guinea 0.8981 US dollar per person compare
- 139 Moldova 0.846 US dollar per person compare
- 140 Cameroon 0.7519 US dollar per person compare
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 reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Pakistan?
- Reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Pakistan was 0.923 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.77 US dollar per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 US dollar per person in 1992.
- How does Pakistan rank for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?
- Pakistan ranks 137th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.