Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) was 11.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Pakistan, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Pakistan is 11.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 108.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Pakistan peaked at 11.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2004.
Pakistan ranks 60th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2% | — |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +1433.3% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +40.3% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +9.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 11.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.8%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1433.3% | 0.3% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 5.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 5.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 57 Nicaragua 12.9% compare
- 58 United Arab Emirates 12.0% compare
- 59 Comoros 11.9% compare
- 61 Equatorial Guinea 10.8% compare
- 62 Madagascar 10.4% compare
- 62 Rwanda 10.4% compare
More private sector data for Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 23.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 50.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 65.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 11.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 30.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 8.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 119.68 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Pakistan?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Pakistan was 11.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
- How does Pakistan rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Pakistan ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.