10-Year Budget Comparison
Complete federal budget breakdown from FY 2015-16 to FY 2025-26
Pakistan vs India
Budget allocation comparison as % of total (FY 2025-26)
Debt Interest
Defence
Education
Health
Development/Infra
Key Takeaways
- → Pakistan spends nearly 2x more of its budget on debt interest
- → India spends 4.5x more on education (as % of budget)
- → India spends 16x more on health (as % of budget)
- → India spends 2x more on development & infrastructure
- → Pakistan spends ~2x more on defence (as % of budget)
Pakistan Budget
Rs 17.6T
~$62B USD
India Budget
₹50.6T
~$605B USD
Pakistan Pop.
240M
India Pop.
1.45B
Note: Pakistan figures are federal only. Provincial spending is separate.
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Budget Allocations (in Trillions PKR)
Detailed Data (Billion PKR)
| Fiscal Year | Total | Debt Servicing | NFC Transfers | Defence | Military Pensions | Development (PSDP) | Education | Health | Other |
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10-Year Growth
Key Insights
- ● Debt interest grew 6.4x in 10 years
- ● Education grew only 1.7x — below inflation
- ● Health at 0.13% — among world's lowest
- ● Debt + Defence = over 60% of budget
Provincial Budgets
FY 2025-26 Provincial Budget Allocations
Punjab
Rs 5.33T
Sindh
Rs 3.45T
KPK
Rs 2.12T
Balochistan
Rs 950B
Note: Provincial education and health spending is included here. Provinces receive NFC transfers from federal government.
? What is NFC?
NFC (National Finance Commission) — The National Finance Commission is a constitutional body that decides how federal tax revenue is distributed among provinces.
How it works
Federal govt collects taxes → NFC formula divides it → Provinces receive their share
Current Split
Provinces get 57.5%, Federal keeps 42.5%
This is why "NFC Transfers" is 18% of federal budget — this money goes to provinces who spend it on education, health, and other services.
10-Year Inflation
Annual inflation rate (%) — World Bank & Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
Cumulative Inflation
185.6%
2015 to 2025
Peak Rate
29.2%
FY 2022-23
Current Rate
4.5%
FY 2025-26 (proj.)
What this means: Something that cost Rs 100 in 2015 now costs Rs 285. Wages haven't kept pace.