Pakistan vs United States
Pakistan vs United States: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 72.8% of GDP in Pakistan and 124.4% of GDP in United States, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 51.6 percentage points, or 1.71 times that in Pakistan.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Pakistan.
- In 2025, Pakistan ranked 35 and United States ranked 6 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Pakistan at 57.4% of GDP and United States at 145% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Pakistan | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.8 | 124.4 |
| 2024 | 70.3 | 122.3 |
| 2023 | 78.5 | 120 |
| 2022 | 77.3 | 119.2 |
| 2021 | 74.8 | 125 |
| 2020 | 80.8 | 132.6 |
| 2019 | 78.7 | 108.8 |
| 2018 | 66.3 | 107.7 |
| 2017 | 62.1 | 106.5 |
| 2016 | 62.1 | 107.5 |
| 2015 | 59.1 | 105.5 |
| 2014 | 58.8 | 105 |
| 2013 | 59.2 | 105 |
| 2012 | 58.4 | 103.7 |
| 2011 | 56.2 | 100 |
| 2010 | 56.7 | 95.7 |
| 2009 | 54.6 | 87.1 |
| 2008 | 49.5 | 73.9 |
| 2007 | 44.2 | 65 |
| 2006 | 46.2 | 64.6 |
| 2005 | 47.9 | 65.8 |
| 2004 | 50.6 | 66.4 |
| 2003 | 56.3 | 59 |
| 2002 | 60.5 | 55.9 |
| 2001 | 65.2 | 53.5 |
| 2000 | 61.7 | – |
| 1999 | 60.7 | – |
| 1998 | 53.8 | – |
| 1997 | 52.8 | – |
| 1996 | 52.5 | – |
| 1995 | 52.3 | – |
| 1994 | 58.5 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Pakistan | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69.9 | 126.8 |
| 2027 | 67.7 | 128.7 |
| 2028 | 64.5 | 132.3 |
| 2029 | 61.3 | 136.4 |
| 2030 | 59.6 | 140.7 |
| 2031 | 57.4 | 145 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Pakistan vs United States
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPakistan: 50.6% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025