Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) was 6,454 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Pakistan is 6,454, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 90.9% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Pakistan peaked at 6,454 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.68, in 2000.
That places Pakistan 13th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.68 | — |
| 2001 | 1,609 | +9542.5% |
| 2002 | 1,689 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 515.68 | -69.5% |
| 2004 | 77.64 | -84.9% |
| 2005 | 2,437 | +3039.1% |
| 2006 | 3,567 | +46.3% |
| 2007 | 5,048 | +41.5% |
| 2008 | 2,734 | -45.8% |
| 2009 | 3,020 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 2,928 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 4,381 | +49.6% |
| 2012 | 2,730 | -37.7% |
| 2013 | 1,786 | -34.6% |
| 2014 | 3,673 | +105.6% |
| 2015 | 3,495 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 4,255 | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 3,445 | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 1,164 | -66.2% |
| 2019 | 2,860 | +145.7% |
| 2020 | 4,236 | +48.1% |
| 2021 | 4,031 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 3,490 | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 3,381 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 6,454 | +90.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 6,454 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 884.39, 7.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 6,454 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,053, 3.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +9542.5% | 16.68 | 1,609 |
| 2005 | +3039.1% | 77.64 | 2,437 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,071 | 16.68 | 5,048 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,072 | 1,164 | 4,381 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,318 | 3,381 | 6,454 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 11 Thailand 6,987 compare
- 12 Costa Rica 6,929 compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 5,768 compare
- 15 Mozambique 5,491 compare
- 16 Philippines 5,429 compare
More development goals data for Pakistan
- Red List Index 0.8914 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 34.64 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 161.44 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 105 (2025)
- Infant deaths 329,205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Pakistan?
- Total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Pakistan was 6,454 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total assistance for development, by recipient countries recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,454 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total assistance for development, by recipient countries recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.68 in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for total assistance for development, by recipient countries?
- Pakistan ranks 13th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total assistance for development, by recipient countries rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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