Government vs private aid by recipient in Pakistan

Pakistan: Government vs private aid by recipient was 4.64 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.64 billion
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
5th
of 178 countries
All-time high
4.64 billion
in 2024
All-time low
473.42 million
in 1995
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Government vs private aid by recipient in Pakistan, 1960–2024

01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B196019922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, government vs private aid by recipient in Pakistan stood at 4.64 billion. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government vs private aid by recipient in Pakistan peaked at 4.64 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 473.42 million, in 1995.

Pakistan ranks 5th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Government vs private aid by recipient in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Government vs private aid by recipient in Pakistan, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 2.07 billion —
1961 2.07 billion +0.1%
1962 3.06 billion +47.7%
1963 3.86 billion +26.4%
1964 3.99 billion +3.3%
1965 3.83 billion -4.0%
1966 2.84 billion -26.0%
1967 3.56 billion +25.7%
1968 2.72 billion -23.6%
1969 2.23 billion -18.0%
1970 2.83 billion +26.7%
1971 2.74 billion -3.3%
1972 1.87 billion -31.8%
1973 1.51 billion -19.1%
1974 2.19 billion +44.9%
1975 3.10 billion +41.6%
1976 4.11 billion +32.7%
1977 2.21 billion -46.2%
1978 2.05 billion -7.5%
1979 1.87 billion -8.9%
1980 2.93 billion +57.2%
1981 2.07 billion -29.4%
1982 2.30 billion +11.4%
1983 1.74 billion -24.7%
1984 1.69 billion -2.5%
1985 1.78 billion +5.2%
1986 1.77 billion -0.4%
1987 1.26 billion -28.8%
1988 2.05 billion +62.1%
1989 2.15 billion +5.0%
1990 1.47 billion -31.6%
1991 1.81 billion +22.8%
1992 1.20 billion -33.4%
1993 1.17 billion -2.6%
1994 1.52 billion +29.9%
1995 473.42 million -68.9%
1996 741.18 million +56.6%
1997 938.64 million +26.6%
1998 918.36 million -2.2%
1999 841.07 million -8.4%
2000 672.16 million -20.1%
2001 2.82 billion +320.0%
2002 2.91 billion +3.0%
2003 1.33 billion -54.3%
2004 1.67 billion +25.8%
2005 1.90 billion +13.7%
2006 2.54 billion +33.4%
2007 2.36 billion -7.1%
2008 1.22 billion -48.3%
2009 2.97 billion +144.0%
2010 3.15 billion +5.9%
2011 4.01 billion +27.3%
2012 2.21 billion -45.0%
2013 2.42 billion +9.7%
2014 3.92 billion +61.7%
2015 4.48 billion +14.3%
2016 3.55 billion -20.7%
2017 2.89 billion -18.5%
2018 1.69 billion -41.7%
2019 2.39 billion +41.7%
2020 2.91 billion +22.0%
2021 3.06 billion +5.1%
2022 1.89 billion -38.3%
2023 4.07 billion +115.5%
2024 4.64 billion +14.0%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 4.64 billion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 807.30 million, 5.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 4.64 billion is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 662.25 million, 7.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government vs private aid by recipient 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +320.0% 672.16 million 2.82 billion

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.02 billion 2.07 billion 3.99 billion 10
1970s 2.45 billion 1.51 billion 4.11 billion 10
1980s 1.97 billion 1.26 billion 2.93 billion 10
1990s 1.11 billion 473.42 million 1.81 billion 10
2000s 2.04 billion 672.16 million 2.97 billion 10
2010s 3.07 billion 1.69 billion 4.48 billion 10
2020s 3.32 billion 1.89 billion 4.64 billion 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 2 Syria 8.16 billion compare
  2. 3 Ethiopia 7.81 billion compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 5.10 billion compare
  4. 6 Palestine 4.33 billion compare
  5. 7 Nigeria 4.13 billion compare
  6. 8 Israel 4.10 billion compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

More reference data data for Pakistan

All data for Pakistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is government vs private aid by recipient in Pakistan?
Government vs private aid by recipient in Pakistan was 4.64 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest government vs private aid by recipient recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 4.64 billion in 2024.
What is the lowest government vs private aid by recipient recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 473.42 million in 1995.
How does Pakistan rank for government vs private aid by recipient?
Pakistan ranks 5th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is government vs private aid by recipient rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government vs private aid by recipient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Government vs private aid by recipient in Pakistan. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-vs-private-aid-by-recipient/pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-vs-private-aid-by-recipient/pakistan/">Government vs private aid by recipient in Pakistan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government vs private aid by recipient
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 9,847 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed