Foreign assets in Pakistan

Pakistan: Foreign assets was 27.02 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
27.02 billion current US$
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
80th
of 150 countries
All-time high
29.95 billion current US$
in 2016
All-time low
4.58 billion current US$
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Pakistan, 1995–2020

010.0B20.0B30.0B1995200720201995: 5.6B current US$1996: 4.6B current US$1997: 5.3B current US$1998: 5.2B current US$1999: 6.4B current US$2000: 6.9B current US$2001: 9.0B current US$2002: 13.6B current US$2003: 17.0B current US$2004: 16.2B current US$2005: 16.7B current US$2006: 18.6B current US$2007: 21.3B current US$2008: 14.8B current US$2009: 19.6B current US$2010: 22.6B current US$2011: 23.6B current US$2012: 20.4B current US$2013: 15.0B current US$2014: 21.5B current US$2015: 27.7B current US$2016: 29.9B current US$2017: 25.9B current US$2018: 18.9B current US$2019: 24.0B current US$2020: 27.0B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign assets in Pakistan stood at 27.02 billion current US$.

The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Pakistan peaked at 29.95 billion current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.58 billion current US$, in 1996.

That places Pakistan 80th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.42 billion current US$ 4.58 billion current US$ 6.42 billion current US$ 5
2000s 15.37 billion current US$ 6.90 billion current US$ 21.27 billion current US$ 10
2010s 22.96 billion current US$ 15.00 billion current US$ 29.95 billion current US$ 10
2020s 27.02 billion current US$ 27.02 billion current US$ 27.02 billion current US$ 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Pakistan?
Foreign assets in Pakistan was 27.02 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 29.95 billion current US$ in 2016.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 4.58 billion current US$ in 1996.
How does Pakistan rank for foreign assets?
Pakistan ranks 80th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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