CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Pakistan
Pakistan: CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▲ Rising
CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Pakistan, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Pakistan is 4 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Pakistan peaked at 4 1=low to 6=high in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2005.
Pakistan ranks 6th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 4 1=low to 6=high is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 6 Benin 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 6 Ethiopia 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 6 Gambia 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 6 Mauritania 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 6 Rwanda 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 6 Sri Lanka 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 4 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Pakistan
- Arms imports 982.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -58.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 982.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 40.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0273 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 10.17 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 3,104 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Pakistan?
- Cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Pakistan was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2021.
- What is the lowest cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating?
- Pakistan ranks 6th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The quality of budgetary and financial management criterion assesses the extent to which there is: (a) a comprehensive and credible budget, linked to policy priorities; (b) effective financial management systems to ensure that the budget is implemented as intended in a controlled and predictable way; and (c) timely and accurate accounting and fiscal reporting, including timely audit of public accounts and effective arrangements for follow up.